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Ercan Chitlioglu: â€œThe Caucasian Stability Pact is miscarried babyâ€

02 September 2008 10:00 (UTC +04:00)

Istanbul. Mais Alizadehâ€“APA. â€œIf President Abdullah Gulâ€™s visit creates new platform for solution of problems between the two countries besides the football match, it can be approached positivelyâ€, Ercan Chitlioglu, head of Bahcheshehir Universityâ€™s Research Center told APA. He said Armeniaâ€™s occupation of Azerbaijani lands for more than 15 years was prior problem between Armenia and Turkey. â€œDiscussions between the presidents of both countries over the issue, which was recognized all over the world as a fact of occupation, will be important in view of specification of Yerevanâ€™s position on this issue. We concern that Armenia has not recognized our borders and tries to force us to accept their false â€œgenocideâ€ claims and rejects our proposal to establish joint commission. If these issues are discussed at the meeting and Armenian position is cleared, it will have certain importance. I believe Turkey will focus on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict at the meeting and the visit will not cool relations between the two fraternal countriesâ€. Ercan Chitlioglu said the Caucasian Stability Pact was miscarried baby. â€œI canâ€™t believe that this initiative will be realized because of Russian position and US coolness to this issue. Turkish-Armenian understanding is not enough for realization of this pact. The Russian position on this issue is important and US reaction to the Russian and Armenian places in this fact is also decisiveâ€.