In the course of his last meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan baldly indicated that Ankara’s position on Armenia-Turkey reconciliation remains unchanged. It should be directly linked with the developments in Karabakh peace process, Diario Armenia reads.

The daily underlines that Erdogan reaffirmed Turkey’s position immediately after the meeting with Barack Obama.

“In this connection we would like to point out that Turkey takes any chance to voice its claims, whereas Armenian diplomacy is inactive, authorities prefer to stay low profile and watch the developments. Several days ago, RA President Serzh Sargsyan made a slack warning to Turkey on freezing of reconciliation. However, political improvidence and apathy of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan arouses indignation. Erdogan regained victory, this time in U.S., thus confirming that calls and warnings by Diaspora are not groundless. Armenian side should have reacted imminently, however it did not happen. Both Davutoglu and Erdogan not only twist around and see the prospects of Armenia-Turkey relations from their viewpoint, but also seek to sow discord between Armenia and Diaspora, claiming that the latter should not interfere into the process. But even to this indiscretion Armenian authorities failed to respond. Nalbandyan can and must use all diplomatic techniques at his disposal as his opponents do, including Diaspora institutions,” Diario Armenia says.

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