“Our views haven’t changed. It’s not yet time to return to ordinary relations with Russia due to wider framework of the issues, on account of our concerns on Russia’s activities in Ukraine, annexation of the Crimea and disputes, which continue within implementation of Minsk agreements,” Kirby said.
The most interesting part of Dr. Bertkay’s interview is his stated reason for the Turkish government’s reluctance to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide: “It may be that the Turkish government does not know what might happen if it were to go ahead and say yes, it was genocide. What would Armenia likely do or demand?”
Both presidents certainly wanted to signal their displeasure with the West. Erdoğan wished to register his disapproval of how Western leaders had not backed him as unequivocally as he had hoped after the failed coup d’état in Turkey in July and of their continued criticism of his authoritarian methods.
“And regime change, I repeat, is necessary, natural process, like when water stops changing, it turns into a marsh. But it’s of utmost importance, that the water, which is coming, was more qualified, than the previous one, and we had connection with bringing that water, felt responsibility. “
“Upon information at my disposal, based on my research, both Madrid Principles and the well-known Kazan document scenario supposed bilateral concessions. If it’s a unilateral concession for the Armenian side, then maybe there is need for more active social discussions to understand which settlement variant is preferable to the Armenian community,” Alexander Rahr said.
“Since the federal parliament affirms the issue of foreign military missions in Incirlik, then it is necessary for the lawmakers to be able to visit the mission,” he said. He denied Cavusoglu’s demand regarding Germany distancing itself from the Armenian genocide resolution.
“All member countries are discontent with that Union, it doesn’t function, Russia’s all partners are discontent with the policy pursued by Russia, this speaks of losing this territory.”
And moreover, it couldn’t have been ordinary towards the citizen of the state, which turned the arrest and trial of Armenia’s citizen Hrachya Harutyunyan into a parade of humiliation of the country introduced by that man.
The press service of the Defense Ministry of Armenia informed, that the Ministry announced the information spread by Azerbaijan claiming it downed an Armenian UAV in Nakhichevan does not correspond to reality.
Recent developments showed that Serzh Sargsyan has more obligations before NK, than protection of interests of those countries in negotiations. In particular, at the moment he’ll lay down the power, authorities and opposition should have been developed in the country, which will consider speculation of NK issues improper. Otherwise, the “We don’t have a country to turn into a circus” allegation will be equal to nothing.
