Settlement without settlement: U.S. offers new scenario on improving Turkish-Armenian relations

U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern has spoken about "three tracks" for Yerevan and Ankara to settle their historical feud until 2015, the year when the centennial of the Armenian Genocide will be marked.

"Hopefully Turkey and Armenia will find a way to make 2015 an inclusive affair and part of a constructive process. 2015 will be a sensitive year. Therefore, it will be an opportunity to bring the two nations together," said Heffern in an interview with the Turkish Today's Zaman newspaper, recommending "three tracks" to be taken between the two countries.

The first track, he said, is the ratification and the implementation of the protocols. The U.S. hopes, in this sense, that both sides will ratify and implement the signed protocols.  Read more... (602 words)

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