Turkey continues to persist in the process of Armenian-Turkish relations. Ruben Safrastyan

In the process of Armenian-Turkish relations, Turkey continues to persist, trying to extract unilateral concessions. As Turkologist Ruben Safrastyan, director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RA National Academy of Sciences, said in a conversation with "Armenpress", despite the pressures, Turkey continues to pursue a non-constructive policy towards Armenia. Commenting on the statement of John Heffern, the candidate for the US ambassador to Armenia, that the US will continue to encourage the revival of the Armenian-Turkish protocols, R. Safrastyan noted that the US has always stated that it is ready to support the change of Turkey's policy towards Armenia.

"The United States has always stated that Turkey should take steps that will contribute to the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. So, these statements do not mean that there are some new shades in the US policy," said R. Safrastyan. He expressed his belief that John Heffern, the candidate for the US ambassador to Armenia, if appointed, will continue the US policy aimed at the normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey.

To the question of whether it is possible to record tangible results in the process of Armenian-Turkish relations in the case of the appointment of an ambassador to Armenia, taking into account the candidate's statement that he will also work with the US Embassy in Ankara in order to build trust between the parties, not only among the leaders of the countries, but also ordinary citizens. level, R. Safrastyan mentioned that it depends on Turkey.

"It should be taken into account that Turkey builds its own policy towards Armenia. Despite the pressures, he makes his own decisions and still remains faithful to his adopted policy," said R. Safrastyan.