{"id":18223,"date":"2010-04-04T00:06:42","date_gmt":"2010-04-03T22:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=18223"},"modified":"2023-04-05T00:14:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:14:53","slug":"soyak-armenian-diaspora-ready-for-cooperation-with-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2010\/04\/04\/soyak-armenian-diaspora-ready-for-cooperation-with-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Soyak: Armenian Diaspora Ready for Cooperation with Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.historyoftruth.com\/news\/latest\/6342-soyak-armenian-diaspora-ready-for-cooperation-with-turkey\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>SATURDAY, 03 APRIL 2010 10:38<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Giving  an interview to TurkishNY, Co-chairman of the Turkish-Armenian Business  Development Council Kaan Soyak said that contribution that bilateral trade  between Turkey and Armenia can make should not be ignored in the process of  normalization of relations.<\/p>\n<div>Stressing that there is political  will towards normalization of relations both in Armenia and Turkey, Soyak said,  &#8220;The most important factors for normalization of relations between two countries  are considered as genocide resolutions and Nagorno-Karabakh problem. We want the  economical dimension of the ties to come to the surface in shaping the relations  between two countries.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>Pointing out that the volume of  trade between two countries is about $200 mln despite closed borders, Soyak  implied that Armenian diaspora is ready to cooperate with Turkey and said, &#8220;It  is important that a big part of Armenian diaspora supports opening of borders.  In that case, businessmen of Anatolia will be able to cooperate with Armenian  diaspora in Russia, Middle Asia, Arabian countries, Europe, North and South  America and even Far East without having any communication problem.&#8221; Stressing  that volume of trade between Turkey and Armenia might reach to $1 bln with  opening of state border, Soyak said, &#8220;It would be inevitable for the region to  turn into a trade center with the opening of borders. Commercial relations will  be the factor that provides reconciliation between two communities.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>Underscoring that Turkey should  not ignore influence of Russia over Armenia and Azerbaijan in its efforts  towards resettlement of Nagorno-Karabakh problem, Soyak said, &#8220;In my opinion,  resettlement of Nagorno-Karabakh problem may be achieved in two years. Russia  may solve the problem in some extent to relieve Turkish community on  Nagorno-Karabakh problem, which would make normalization of relations between  Turkey and Armenia possible. On the other hand, even if such formula can be  implented, the comprehensive solution to the problem will be dependent to the  other developments in Caucasus, especially to the resolution of S. Ossetia and  Abkhazia issues. Such a temporary solution for Nagorno-Karabakh is towards the  interests of Russia as investments of Russia in Armenia cannot be operated  because of closed borders.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>The full text of the interview of  Co-chairman of the Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council Kaan Soyak can  be found in Turkishny.com in Turkish language.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SATURDAY, 03 APRIL 2010 10:38 Giving an interview to TurkishNY, Co-chairman of the Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council Kaan Soyak said that contribution that bilateral trade between Turkey and Armenia can make should not be ignored in the process of normalization of relations. 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