Frozen in 1993, the Armenian-Turkish relations have not been normalized yet. Turkey goes on setting a number of preconditions unacceptable for Armenia, which has always manifested willingness to establish diplomatic relations without any preconditions. Head of the department of international relations at University of Economic and Technology, professor Mustafa Aydin comments to PanARMENIAN.Net on possibilities to break the deadlock.
What does the Turkish regional policy base on?
Turkey's policy toward the South Caucasus states bases on two principles: territorial integrity and neighborly relations with all states of the region. The Turkish government is willing to enjoy neighborly relations not only with Georgia and Azerbaijan but also with Armenia," head of the department of international relations at University of Economic and Technology. The February 19 presidential election in Armenia inspires hope for gradual normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.
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(PanArmenian.Net , 30.05.2008)