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-Should Turkish President Abdullah Gul attend the football match between the
None of these diplomats say "he should not" attend...
The basic opinion they hold is that "the hand extended by
At this point, the decision is entirely the president's.
According to my observations on the issue;
-Gul has decided to accept the invitation to visit
Why?
-Because, if he announces it now it will give fanatics in the Armenian capital,
It is for this reason that Gul will announce his decision on Sept 6, the match's scheduled date, and travel to
Of course his decision will have some reflections on internal politics?
At hurriyet.com.tr, we conducted a brief survey in which we asked our readers the following questions:
- Should Gul go or not?
A serious number of readers, 25,000, participated in the survey.
It is a high figure, considering that some 5,000 people participate in comprehensive surveys... It is important since it also gives an insight into to what society thinks about this issue.
The result on Sunday afternoon was as follows:
- The percentage of respondents supporting his visit was 41.2 percent.
- The percentage of respondents that do not support his visit was 58.8 percent.
Of course, the relations between the two states leave little room for sentimentality.
- Can such a visit be paid while
-Can such a visit be paid while the so-called genocide sculpture still stands in
The visit can be assessed within the scope of these two questions.
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It can also be assessed in this way...
In my point of view, diplomacy cannot progress through fear and closed borders... The problems will not be solved. It is not consistent to talk of a Caucasus Platform and to close borders.
It is certain, the only thing that can affect the decision at this point is:
- Will Gul's visit be the start of something?
A serious intelligence study is currently ongoing in
This is not an easy task, but as it is