Bagrat Estukyan: Turkey may recognize Armenian Genocide within next 10 years

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey may recognize the Armenian Genocide within next 10 years, the editor of the Armenian sector of Agos newspaper said.



"The world is changing. Turkey is aspired to join the European family. Besides, economic trends in both Turkey and Armenia demand reconciliation. Turkey needs a free economic market and it will try to come to a common ground with neighboring Armenia," Bagrat Estukyan told a news conference in Yerevan today.



Acknowledging the Genocide, Turkey will, however, urge Armenia to renounce any territorial claims, according to him.



"It's not an easy task for Turkey to confess of perpetrating the Genocide but it's inevitable, since the Armenian Genocide is a historical fact. All know what befell Armenians in the Ottoman Empire but Ankara is still engaged in self-delusion," he said.