Vote 2012: Political forces state positions on Armenian-Turkish relations in parliamentary race

On April 24 Armenians around the world marked the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. The closer the centennial of this heinous crime is, the more there is talk about the likelihood of the United States, and then the United Nations formally recognizing the massacres and deportations of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians as genocide on April 24, 2015, and forcing Turkey to pay. Experts say that the price to be paid may be varied – from reparations to a territorial fragmentation of Turkey.

In this context, the position of Armenia becomes particularly important. So far, Armenia has not made any formal territorial claims against Turkey, but has not recognized its current border with it. Political forces in Armenia that are going to hold seats in parliament in 2012-2017 have already expressed their positions on the Armenian-Turkish relations.  Read more... (656 words)

Armenian News