Expert warns Armenian authorities against starting Armenian-Turkish process ahead of April 24

The future of Armenian-Turkish relations has been actively discussed recently. This issue is one of the global challenges of independent Armenia with all previous leaders having faced it, expert in international affairs Suren Sargsyan wrote on Facebook.

“It is necessary to clearly realize that the Armenian-Turkish relations have two basic principles of development:

1. Normalization of relations
2. Reconciliation.

These are two essentially different principles. If to be very short, the first is favorable for Armenia, the second for the Turkish side. Overall the three former presidents of Armenia were for the concept of normalization of relations and worked in that direction.

The reconciliation concept means forgetting the past and making a new start. This is a Turkish agenda which implies forgetting the Genocide, withdrawing the international recognition of the Genocide from our foreign political agenda and starting “friendship.” At the same time this means discord between Armenia and Diaspora. Isn’t it clear now why the Security Council Secretary calls for corrections, Makunts is being appointed ambassador to Washington, PM states that there is no need to have enemies,” Sargsyan wrote, adding that it means, the Armenian authorities and Turkey follow the Turkish scenario and do it all ahead of April 24 when the key international player – the USA is so close to recognizing the fact.

“Not dear authorities, if you wanted to have Armenian-Turkish process you should have started it three years ago. If you want it now, you should do it after April 25 if, of course, your agenda is not of Turkish origin,” Sargsyan wrote.