Will Turkey find lossless way out of "political triangle"?October 30, 2009 - 16:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, Armenia-Turkey rapprochement process is envisioned in the following way: Armenia-Turkey border won't be opened until NKR issue is settled. Still, should the border not be opened, USA congress will adopt a resolution on Armenian Genocide recognition, Oriental Studies Institute Director, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan told a news conference in Yerevan. According to him, Turkey is trying to find a way out of the triangle, managing still to maintain normal relations with Azerbaijan "Both Turkey's and Azerbaijan's recent steps suggest the two countries are interdependent," the turkologist noted."Armenia-Turkey rapprochement impacts Turkey-Azerbaijan relations both in political and economic sphere," Safrastyan noted. The turkologist also commented on Turkish Diaspora's positive reaction on RA-Turkey protocols, noting that Turkish Diaspora, as opposed to Armenian one, is influenced by the government. In contrast to Diaspora, Turkish opposition showed negative attitude, mostly spurred by Azerbaijan. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |