Turkey aims to mend ties with Armenia
Armenia’s entry in the Euroasian Economic Union has encouraged Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to implement his formal apology and open the border with Armenia before April 24, 2015, the 100th anniversary of the genocide.
At the latest Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) summit held in Minsk, Armenia became a regular member of the organization, joining Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. Kyrgyzstan will officially join the EEU in May.
The Armenian diaspora, gearing up for a worldwide anti-Turkey campaign on April 24, for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, may actually be disappointed by Armenia’s signing up for the EEU.
There are rising expectations that Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will revitalize the Armenia opening he had designed as foreign minister in 2009. Signs that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government will open the Armenia border before the anniversary are gaining credence.
Armenia, after entrusting its national and military security to Moscow with the Collective Security Agreement it signed with Russia in 1992, by joining the EEU as of Jan. 1, is also entrusting its economic future to Russia.
