Armenia made mistakes in its dialogue with TurkeyJune 17, 2009 - 20:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Armenia needs to study neighboring states' national psychology to be able to predict their activities, dispositions and goals," psychologist Albert Nalbandyan told today a press conference devoted to national psychology and ideology in the context of Armenian-Turkish relations. Armenians do not have a uniform ideology on Armenian-Turkish relations, the psychologist finds. "Armenian political elite views Armenian-Turkish relations from the angle of the present-day situation only. We have already made mistakes in our dialogue with Turkey, so we need to consider all the pros and cons of the process," Nalchadjyan stressed.In his turn, politologist, Doctor of Political Sciences Levon Shirinyan noted that Armenian-Turkish process posed danger to Armenia. "In this way, Armenia attempts to change the strategic ratio of forces in South Caucasus, and superpowers may disapprove of such step." Armenian-Turkish border opening, according to Shirinyan, will only contribute to the economic development of Kurdish-populated regions of the neighboring country and the population of Western Armenian territories. Besides, Ankara will demand that Armenia withdraw Russian bases from its territory, the politologist is convinced. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |