Although the Armenian-Turkish process is in a stalemate now, it will go on yet, the specialist in Turkic studies Ruben Melkonyan told reporters on March 29.

According to him, the Armenian Genocide resolutions approved by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs and by other Parliaments are the reason for the stalemate, he stated that this fact evoked varied responses in Turkey. “At first, their reaction was violent and hysterical as shown by Premier Recep Erdogan, who made a statement on the deportation of illegal Armenian immigrants. Now, however, the Turkish political machinery has changed its tactics and corrected its approaches,” Melkonyan said. He pointed out that the aim of the corrections is “putting Erdogan’s statements in a milder form.” “It is regrettable, however, that they want the Armenian community in Turkey represented by a certain Sirinoglu to be involved in the corrections. Sirinoglu introduced himself as community leader and is trying to send the world special messages about the Turkish Government’s most merciful attitude to the local Armenians,” Melkonyan said.

As regards the Turkish Premier’s everyday statements on the deportation of illegal Armenians immigrants, Melkonyan considers the unacceptable. He pointed out that millions of Turkish citizens are illegal immigrants in other states.

T.P.