Khachik Ter-Ghukasyan: Armenian-Turkish border will remain closed unless Armenia stops endeavors for Genocide recognition
"Turkish public opinion and the Azeri factor prevent Turkey from opening the border while recognition of the Armenian Genocide may undermine legitimacy of the Kemalist state," Professor of international relations and politics at the San-Andres University of Buenos Aires, Khachik Ter-Ghukasyan said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"The matter is not economy but mere politics. Armenia is too small to seek for product market in Turkey while Turkish goods can kill Armenia's economy. However, there is the European Union which demands open borders. It's noteworthy that the EU prefers the AKP to Kemalists. Nevertheless, the Armenian-Turkish border will remain closed unless Armenia stops endeavors for the Genocide recognition," he said.
Full text of the interview
"The matter is not economy but mere politics. Armenia is too small to seek for product market in Turkey while Turkish goods can kill Armenia's economy. However, there is the European Union which demands open borders. It's noteworthy that the EU prefers the AKP to Kemalists. Nevertheless, the Armenian-Turkish border will remain closed unless Armenia stops endeavors for the Genocide recognition," he said.
