At the Poland-hosted conference entitled Turkey’s New Foreign Policy, Azeri parliamentarian Nazim Mamedov accused the head of the Forum of Armenian Associations in Europe (FAAE), Ashot Grigoryan of “paying the ex-speaker of Slovak parliament Frantisek Miklosko to criticize Turkey’s foreign policy.”

Miklosko responded by declaring he is not the man to be dictated to. Grigoryan, referring to Miklosko’s urge to return the Mount Ararat to Armenians, pointed out that no money can buy sincerity.

“A European cannot understand the presence of closed borders in modern Europe, which prompted Miklosko’s statements on reversal of blockade on Armenia-Turkey border,” he noted.

“Turkey has to understand that opening of the border is a precondition to positive outcome of its EU bid. Turkish authorities realize the necessity of normalizing ties with Armenia to promote the issue, which could be resolved sooner were it not for Baku’s pressure,” the head of FAAE stressed.