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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: The state visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Switzerland is merely a diplomatic game, political analyst Levon Shirinyan said in an interview with Armenpress, referring to Turkish President’s visit to Bern at the end of this week. According to him, Switzerland is a neutral state, and it is typical of its diplomacy to come forth in the role of mediator. “I find it difficult to say what kind of strategic profits these two states can have, I think, it is merely a successive political game, by which Turkey tries to seem civilized,” Mr. Shirinyan said.
The political specialist said this visit can also be a message from Turkey to Armenia and to the world of resuming the regulation process of Armenian-Turkish relations. “But in this case Armenia must present claims, according to which Turkey must guarantee Armenia’s security, recognize the Armenian genocide and return the property of the Armenian Apostolic Church,” the political analyst said.
This is the first state visit to Switzerland in the history of Turkey.