The Armenian authorities and Armenian public are more ready for relations with Turkey than the Diaspora, Turkish PM’s aide Etyen Mahcupyan said.
“First, the psychology has to change and a mutual habit of looking to the future together must be developed. This year is a significant chance for that,” he said in an exclusive interview with Anadolu agency.
He believes if reciprocal steps are taken in 2015, they may serve as a remedy for Turkey-Armenia relations.
“Actually, both sides are ready to get into contact. But we are in a national world where there are borders and states, which makes the issue a little bit formal. When it becomes formal, themes such as equality and bargaining are also included, and they all cause alienation,” said Mahcupyan, Armenian by origin.
The adviser to Turkish PM said it is better to push it on people-to-people contacts, and everything must be done via informal channels.
“The basis must be increasing the human relations. It is better to realize any kind of projects that could intensify and intertwine human relations in 2015,” he said.
