According to Hayk Demoyan, Turkey has calculated all its
steps in advance
06-04-2009 17:05:00 | Armenia | Politics
YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Hayk Demoyan,
the Director of the Museum-Institute of Armenian Genocide, today
the West wishes to see the Armenian-Turkish border opened, which
causes inconveniences for Turkey. As H. Demoyan reported at the
April 6 press conference, the probability of border's opening
causes problems in Turkish-Azeri relations. Besides, according
to the speaker, the Turkish authorities have to somehow show to
their own society that they do not yield to United States'
pressure in the issue of opening the border. "In one word, the
possibility of Turkey's manoeuvre in the issue of opening the
border has become limited," H. Demoyan said. He added that
European media criticized the statement of a Turkish official
that the border cannot be opened until there is the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict.
According to H. Demoyan, by saying "opening of the border"
Armenian society imagines a near campaign or attack by the
Turks. While, in his words, only opening of two barriers is
spoken about. H. Demoyan added that cargo transportations will
be done and a contact with the outer world will be established
thanks to opening of the two barriers. "The advantages of
opening the border are huge for Armenia," he said meanwhile
adding that the Armenians should be cautious. "Let us not be
naive: Turkey has calculated all its steps in advance. We should
not forget that Turkey is the ally of the country, with which we
are at a non-announced war," H. Demoyan said.