Today the president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met with the leaders of various parties as part of public discussions dedicated to the pre-signing of Armenian Turkey normalization protocols. He stated that after the joint statement on establishing Armenian-Turkish relations and the pre-signed Protocols were announced, a process has began that is really positive and important.
“I am referring to this phase of public-political discussions,” he said.
“During these days I thoroughly got acquainted with various opinions voiced publicly, I heard both positive and encouraging appeals and criticism, including sharp criticism. I also heard concerns. Of course I also see risks and I also have concerns. But in order for our concerns to be comparable, in order for us to be able to adequately evaluate risks and understand that we have work to do, we must be able to bring all our observations to the same level,” the president noted.
Addressing those present, Sargsyan said that by inviting Turkey’s president to Armenia and initiating this healthy process, he aimed to open the window of opportunities of establishing bilateral relations for Armenia and Turkey, to show that a nation who has passed through the disaster of genocide, and the Armenian country, in fact, has enough power to stretch out its hand first and to point to the fact that it’s senseless to move against the course of the world’s development.
“There are no, or there are few, positions against the establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey. And if we start our logical path from this starting point, then we must be able to understand where we are, what we have and in what direction we proceed,” Sargsyan said.
Sargsyan answered the last question in this way:
“Personally, I am going to solve problems. If we have closed any door for settling any issue, please mention it. Let us together understand these problems. If we really wish to establish relations, then let’s understand who will do what and, in general, what work we will all do together. I think, this is the most important.”
By Tert.am
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