Armenia: Political Football
Unzipped comments on an opinion piece by Armenia’s new president published by the Wall Street Journal in which Serge Sargsyan hopes that September’s Armenia-Turkey football World Cup qualifying match in Yerevan can be the catalyst for amicable relations between the two countries. Currently the border between Armenia and Turkey is closed.
This is the most straightforward gesture to date from a head of state in Armenia to propose Turkey to open up a new page in relationships. Overall, I welcome this proposal. It is courageous and right thing to do from Serj Sargsyan side.
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If only Serj propose the similar straightforward measures to fix domestic situation, via honest dialogue with the opposition, and bring Armenia back to democracy, many challenges facing our country both internally and externally will be alleviated.
- Published:
- 07.10.08 / 3am by Onnik
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