PERFECT NONSENSE By Vahram Atanesian RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan in an interview with BBC said that Armenia is ready to normalize its relations with its neighbor Turkey without any preconditions. "We will be happy if our Turkish colleagues come to this conclusion, that having close borders in the 21st century is nonsense," said Tigran Sargsyan. It is logical that the recipient of the Armenian Prime Minister’s words is Turkey, and the answer should be heard from Ankara. However, as it is known, after the parliamentary elections in Turkey Erdogan's government laid down its authorities. Perhaps, that is why the Chief of department of foreign relations of Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Novruz Mammadov made comments on the proposal of the Prime Minister of Armenia. But the government has "acting status", while the Turkish president has the authority and could assign someone to speak for the idea expressed by the Prime Minister of Armenia. But Azerbaijan, seems, gives to understand that the roles are changed about the issue of the Armenian-Turkish relations. Ankara repeats everything said in Baku, like a parrot. Mammadov, therefore, suggests that "Armenia could withdraw its troops from the Azerbaijani occupied territories without any preconditions". First of all, who said that Armenia "has troops in the territory of Azerbaijan," and the second, "where is the connection between the Armenian-Azerbaijani and Armenian-Turkish relations". And the third, when Armenia says that we are ready to normalize relations with Turkey without preconditions, it does not mean that Armenia needs it more than Turkey or Azerbaijan. So, it is a perfect nonsense that the Azerbaijani presidents’ administration responds to the admonition that was addressed to Turkey. Besides, Novruz Mammadov thinks that the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border is so significant that the Armenian side would fulfil all of their requirements for it. This is, indeed, innovation in international relations, a know-how, which is certainly the biggest diplomatic "achievement" of Ilham Aliyev. It is already known that Azerbaijan owes its existence to Turkey. Why they need talking about their illegitimacy once again? Maybe, Novruz Mammadov has doubts that "their father could forget about them?" One could imagine everything, except this one. | 
