The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) will welcome Armenian-Turkish reconciliation only if Turkey’s behavior is in conformity with panhuman values, and the issues are settled in the context of the nations’ past, NKR President Bako Sahakyan stated at his meeting with students and lecturers of Artsakh State University.

The NKR President expressed the confidence that “Turkey continues its insincere policy.”

According to him, Ankara did not properly respond to the goodwill shown by Armenia. So any improvement in the Armenian-Turkish relations cannot be expected in the immediate future. Turkey’s reaction to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Swedish Parliament is evidence thereof.

“We are dealing with a nation unable to get rid of its own complexes,” Sahakyan said.

He stressed that Turkish progressive forces stated the need for admitting the Armenian Genocide long ago, but “the point is that Armenia took the initiative without any preconditions.”

“From the very beginning Turkey stated it would establish diplomatic relations with Armenia only if the Armenian side made concessions on Nagorno-Karabakh, etc.. Under the circumstances any improvement in relations with Turkey is impossible in the immediate future,” the NKR leader said.

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