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EU WILL NOT CHANGE THE ESSENCE OF TURKEY

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«There have been no Armenian-Turkish relations for the last 15 years. There were attempts by the previous authorities to satisfy the demands of the Turkish authorities but it is not enough to establish diplomatic relations», member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Supreme Body Kiro Manoyan in the «Mirror» club.

According to Mr. Manoyan, the Armenian-Turkish relations entered a new phase in 1998 when the issue of the recognition of the Genocide was announced the most important of all, but that resulted fruitless too. Mr. Manoyan considers Turkey's role in the region negative, and as he said, he has no ground to be optimistic.

The second guest of the «Mirror» club Candidate of Historic Sciences Hayk Demoyan is convinced that there is not enough ground to establish Armenian-Turkish relations. «Neither the Armenians nor the Turks are ready for it yet. The Turkish authorities and the elite do not accept the fact that there exists a Republic of Armenia».

The Historian is convinced that the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border will not make the relations of the two countries friendly, especially if Turkey is forced by other countries to take the step. According to Hayk Demoyan it is useless to establish relations with Turkey while Turkey does not recognize the Armenian Genocide.

The guests of the «Mirror» club did not find the process of membership of Turkey in EU reassuring. «There is no guarantee that the new government in Turkey will announce they do not care about EU. The aim of the Government of Tansu Chiler showed to attack Armenia in 1993showed that Turkey does not change. The present Republic of Turkey is equally responsible for the Genocide». Kiro Manoyan said.

He is also convinced that even if Turkey becomes member of EU, their essence will not be changed, «In this connection, the presence of the Russian forces is extremely important in our country».

At the end of the meeting Hayk Demoyan tried to foresee what the year will bring to Turkey, «The year 2006 will be not a year of Dog for Turkey, but that of bird flu which will have its grave political and economic influence on the Turkish people. The disappointment of the Turkish people with the authorities after the 1998 earthquake will be deepened».