In parliament today, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his condolences to the grandchildren of Armenians killed in the 20th century. He proposed formation of a joint Turkish-Armenian commission to study the events in 1915.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said that Armenia was no longer regarding Turkey as an enemy. He reminded that some Turks had helped Armenian families in the times of pogroms and saved their children.
Sergey Minasyan, deputy director of the Kavkaz Institute, expressed a hope that Turkey had started reframing the events of 1915. However the expert doubts that the humanitarian messages of Erdogan and Sargsyan would have any political consequences. In his opinion, both sides spoke the truth.
According to Minasyan, the positive declaration did not mean that the sides would ratify the protocols signed in 2009, diplomatic relations would be rebuilt or borders opened. He said that it all depended on the political elites. The analyst reminded that Erdogan was the one to reject ratification of the protocols.
In parliament today, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed his condolences to the grandchildren of Armenians killed in the 20th century. He proposed formation of a joint Turkish-Armenian commission to study the events in 1915.Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said that Armenia was no longer regarding Turkey as an enemy. He reminded that some Turks had helped Armenian families in the times of pogroms and saved their children.Sergey Minasyan, deputy director of the Kavkaz Institute, expressed a hope that Turkey had started reframing the events of 1915. However the expert doubts that the humanitarian messages of Erdogan and Sargsyan would have any political consequences. In his opinion, both sides spoke the truth.According to Minasyan, the positive declaration did not mean that the sides would ratify the protocols signed in 2009, diplomatic relations would be rebuilt or borders opened. He said that it all depended on the political elites. The analyst reminded that Erdogan was the one to reject ratification of the protocol
