Araz Alizade: "Turkey will agree to ignore Azerbaijan's interests if Armenians renounce demands for contributions for events in the Osman empire in 1915"

"The mentality of Turkish and Azerbaijani peoples is similar. Once Azerbaijan had a mistaken opinion that after it becomes independent and gets a right to control its oil revenues as it wishes, the population of the country will have excellent living conditions. Present day Turkey also has the mistaken opinion that as soon as this county joins the European Union, ordinary Turks will sink in wealth. But as is known in order to become the EU member, Turkey must recognize "the Armenian genocide" in the Osman empire. It is also known that in a strife for EU membership President of Turkey Abdullah Gul attended the football match Armenia-Turkey in Yerevan. During this match, he got the promise that Armenians will not demand compensations for 1915 events in Turkey. That is why the Turkish leadership decided to ignore its people and now it hopes for the EU membership, expecting the so-called money rainfall, which the accession to this organization would lead to.

But Armenians will definitely attain from Turkey not only the recognition of the "Armenian genocide" but also the repayment of a great compensation", said he.

According to him, in this case despite the numerous statements of the Turkish leadership that this country does not wish the opening of borders with Armenia as the latter occupied 20% of Azerbaijani lands, money is more important.

"If Turkey, which has an external debt of more than $160 bln, will also be bound to pay contributions to Armenians for 1915 events in Osman empire, the future of Turkey as a state will be difficult to imagine".

He said, therefore, it will agree to ignore Azerbaijan's interests if Armenians renounce demands for contributions for events in the Osman empire in 1915.

"I know from my life experience that for the population of Turkey, a person with the passport of the Turkish citizen in his pocket, regardless of his nationality, is above all citizens of the world. If someone in Azerbaijan hopes that Turkey will strive for returning Karabakh to Azerbaijan, he is deeply mistaken. Karabakh is our land and we ourselves should do everything possible for its return", concluded Alizade.

/Day.Az/