Yerevan managed to separate Karabakh issue from Armenian-Turkish relationsApril 23, 2009 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Any progress in Armenian-Turkish relation is welcome, an Armenian expert said."Signing of road-map agreement may mean that Armenia managed to separate Karabakh issue from Armenian-Turkish relations," Stepan Grigoryan, President of Analytical Center of Globalization and Regional Cooperation told PanARMENIAN.Net "The Armenian-Turkish agreement may also lead to resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict." Now, the most important task is to identify sequence of steps, according to him. "It is important first to establish diplomatic relations and then open the border. Then other steps will follow. I don't think we were imposed preconditions we cannot satisfy. I can assume only that Armenia renounced its policy calling for international recognition of Genocide," Grigoryan said. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |