YEREVAN, JULY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The present developments of the Armenian-Turkish relations are like a theatre. Director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies Richard Giragosian expressed this opinion at the Hayatsk club on July 21. In his words, the main reason for the created situation is that Turkey has not oriented yet what it wants and what to do while Armenia is ready for regulation of relations. "Turkey is surprised: it underestimated the reaction of Azerbaijan and overestimated its personal power," the analyst said. It was also mentioned that there is a great possibility of settlement of the Armenian-Turkish relations. In R. Giragosian's words, if the Armenian-Turkish border is even not opened the important thing is that it has already been opened in people's thoughts as Turk intellectuals paid visits to Armenia and there were active discussions on the Armenian Genocide, moreover, there were more active ones in Turkey. In the speaker's words, it is necessary "for further reconciliation but will also decide the future if our neighbour becomes a normal country, recognizing the historic issue of the genocide or loses that possibility."

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