TURKEY'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS ARMENIA REMAINS UNALTERABLE
As it was supposed, after the parliamentary elections of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan's "Justice and development" party became the ruling party. It was also predictable that the president of Turkey would be elected the candidate of the same party Abdullah Gul.
But it's worth to mention, that the parliamentary and the presidential elections of Turkey are not as important for Armenia, as the possible influence of their results on the further process of Armenian-Turkish not-regulated relations.
Though the government of Erdogan does not put in claims to "not speaking of 1915" and "the provision of the supremacy of Azerbaijan in Nagorno Karabakh", it puts forward the issues of creation of a commission to examine the incidents of 1915 and of making progress in the process of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
Moreover, like other Turkish governments Erdogan's government also conditioned the opening of Armenian-Turkish border to the issue of Karabakh conflict. It means that the pre-conditions for the regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations have remained the same.
The only fact is that the process of recognition of the Armenian Genocide has widened, the demands of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide on Turkey have increased and they have weakened the attitude of denial.
Under those circumstances, the Armenian Issue became Turkish government's preliminary issue of the coming10 years. Gul admitted it when being Foreign Minister of Turkey.
During this period the issue of the Armenian Genocide was widely discussed by the press of Turkey. The discharged diplomats led by the previous Foreign Minister Ilter Tyurkman announced that Armenia would not renounce the undertakings to make them internationally recognize the Armenian Genocide.
The journalists added, "If the USA doesn't recognize the Armenian Genocide it doesn't mean that the incidents of 1915 are not considered as "genocide" in Washington. Nevertheless, the responsible figures of the US State Department announce that they have never deny the fact of the genocide."
Of course, all the above-mentioned don't lead to the regulation of the Armenian-Turkish relations, but it's evident that Turkey is forced to do a progressive step in it. The US and EU pressures also contribute to it.
Though Turkey is on the threshold of structural changes after the parliamentary and presidential elections and the relations are sharpened between the ruling Justice and Development Party and the opposite People's Republican Party, and there is a disagreement in the public-political circles on the draft law of the constitution, the interest of the Turkish press in the Armenian-Turkish relations doesn't grow less.
In this sense, it's worth to mention about the well-known journalist Sami Kohen's "How will the relations with Yerevan be regulated?" article published in "Milliet" on September 19.
Reminding about the fact that Turkey broke of the relations with Yerevan because of the Karabakh war and blockaded Armenia from 1993 closing the Armenian border of Turkey, the journalist puts forward a question and then comes to a conclusion: "Both sides will profit from the opening of the border. Trade and tourism will become active and investments will be made what will contribute to the economic growth. In spite of the fact that Armenia incurs a loss from the blockade, the Armenian economy has recorded a fast growth recently, the trade volumes between Yerevan and EU countries have increased, and Armenia provides electricity for Georgia and Iran. It means, that despite of the Turkey's blockade the Armenian economy continues to develop. Moreover, the pressure with the closed Armenian border doesn't serve the purpose. For example, it doesn't force Armenia to review the policy of Karabakh or to change its attitude towards Baku.
The best means to overcome the above-mentioned contradictions is to sit around the structural negotiation table and to start a dialogue containing all the issues. Creation of this kind of balance will be of economic and political benefit to the two countries."
- By Hakob Chaqrian, Translated by L.H.
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