YEREVAN. - Present-day Turkey actually continues Ottoman Turkey`s genocidal policy against Armenians by actively supporting Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, Rector of the European Academy, Prof. Andranik Avetisyan stated at an international conference on Armenian-Turkish relations in Yerevan.

Armenian-Turkish reconciliation has been a topical issue since Armenia gained independence. The year 2009 proved a turning point in the process - Armenian-Turkish protocols were signed. It was the protocols that opened up real opportunities for reconciliation. However, Ankara once more showed its unwillingness to establish relations with Yerevan, the scholar said.