The illegal blockade of Armenia needs to end, Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan said at a PACE session on Monday, commenting on
Armenian-Turkish relations, News Armenia reports.
Normalization of relations started two years ago. It could allow
restoration of diplomatic ties and an opening of the border.
Sargsyan noted that support of mediators and high-ranking officials of
the Council of Europe is important. But the process hit a dead end.
Turkey started making pre-conditions again and refuses to fulfil its
obligations. Another problem is the refusal of Turkey to recognize the
genocide of the Armenian population by the Ottoman Empire in 1915, he
said.
The president underlined that they will not leave the problem for
future generations. He believes that the barriers will be removed the
way the Berlin Wall was.
