YEREVAN. – It's hard to believe in Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu's call to Armenians when Ankara has not given up its policy of preconditions, director of Institute of Orientology Ruben Safrastyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

As reported earlier, in his statement addressed to the Armenians, Ahmet Davutoglu invited “everyone believing in Turkish-Armenian friendship to contribute to a new beginning”.

“It’s possible for two ancient people to have the maturity to understand each other and to look to the future together. Turks and Armenians, sharing the same geography and long history, can only talk to each other about their problems and seek together ways to resolve them. It is a necessity for us to develop mutual trust and cooperation, to know each other again in light of our 800 years of common history, and to engage in a humane relationship,” Davutoglu said in a written statement.

Safrastayn doubts sincerity of Davutoglu's statement. He believes Turkey's approach to the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations remained unchanged.

“On the other hand, the Turkish side tries to apply new tricks to prevent the recognition of the Armenian Genocide,” he added.