Friday, May 15, 2009

ANALYSIS: The EU-Turkey-Cyprus Triangle: "Time for Turkey to be Visionary in the South Caucasus", Sabine Freizer (crisisgroup.org)

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15 May 2009

Optimism about the normalisation of Turkey-Armenia bilateral relations, so prevalent on 22 April when the two countries announced that they had agreed on a comprehensive framework for reconciliation, has suddenly faded. Normalisation would include opening of the Turkey-Armenia border, establishing diplomatic relations, and setting up of bilateral commissions to deal with multiple issues, including the historical dimension of their relations. It first seemed that these steps could be accomplished by Autumn 2009. Now they may be delayed for years.

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