BERLIN - ''Turkey and Armenia should talk to each other 'openly and freely','' Armenian Parliament Speaker Arthur Bagdasaryan said on Wednesday.
In an exclusive interview with German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, Bagdasaryan reiterated allegations regarding the ''so-called'' genocide, however indicated that, ''nonetheless we should not waste our future because of the past. Hopes for the future are more important than the sorrowful memories of the past. Turkey also needs this dialogue.''
Underscoring that he personally favored a dialogue with Turkey, Bagdasaryan said, ''we should sit around a table and resolve our problems. Of course not all the Armenians share this view.''
The newspaper said Bagdasaryan is one of the best placed nominees that may succeed Armenian President Robert Kocharian whose term in office will expire in 2008.