“Today, Armenia-Turkey relations are on the verge of breakthrough,” EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby said in his interview to the Kommersant, APA reports.
According to him, it is good that the relations between the two countries have gotten off the ground. Semneby said opening of Turkey-Armenia border may be the first step in dealing with abnormal situation.
“The situation, when three regional borders – Armenia-Turkey, Azerbaijan-Armenia and Russia-Georgia borders are closed, is abnormal. It impedes the normal development of the region. The process of the ratification of the protocols is very complex, but it meets the interests of both countries. I am sure that in prospects it meets the interests of Azerbaijan, too, as this country is also interested in the opening of the borders in the region. The war in Georgia revealed vulnerability of the South Caucasian countries. This vulnerability may be eliminated through solution to these problems. I am sure that Armenian leadership also thinks so. Present status-quo of Nagorno-Karabakh is not in Armenia’s interests, it cannot last forever. To reach all these goals mutual confidence should be strengthened in the Caucasus. The third parties, like Russia and the European Union, should demonstrate activeness. I hope together we will ensure dialogue,” he said.
APA
