"Turkey's main task is to prepare the society for the establishment of sincere relations with Armenia."
"The key to the solution of the Armenian-Turkish relations is in the hands of the societies of Armenia and Turkey, not official Yerevan and Baku,” Turkologist Artak Shakaryan told a press conference today, Public Radio of Armenia reported.
“Even if the Armenian-Turkish protocols are ratified, Turkey may later use any opportunity to make a step back,” he said.
According to Shakaryan, Turkey's main task is to prepare the society for the establishment of sincere relations with Armenia, something that demands years.
As for the perspectives of the Armenian-Turkish relations, Shakaryan considers that if Turkey fails to make any step before April 24, the process will drag out for another 5-6 years.
However, the political scientist considers that Turkey will try to take any step to keep the process going.
“Turkey doesn’t need a positive outcome of the process. It neither needs a negative outcome. It will not benefit if Armenia withdraws from the process. Therefore, Turkey will do its best to keep the process at least half-dead,” Shakaryan said.
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