Armenian President Serge Sargsian, who until now has sounded optimistic about the prospects for the early normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, on July 6 accused Ankara of failing to honor agreements and suggested that it is “misleading the international community.”
“We want to eliminate the closed borders remaining in Europe and to build normal relations without preconditions,” Mr. Sargsian said during a joint press conference with President Demetris Christofias of Cyprus, who was visiting Yerevan. “But in that endeavor, we do not intend to allow [anyone] to use the negotiating process for misleading the international community.”
He added, “Unfortunately, in our case, failure to honor mutual agreements leads to greater distrust and a deeper gap and requires much greater efforts in the future.”
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