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The 2009 Armenian-Turkish protocols on the establishment of diplomatic relations & the opening of borders could mean a new start in the historically burdened bilateral relations between these two peoples. But the old matters of dispute stand in the way of ratification & real rapprochement. Erivan insists that Turkey recognize the genocide against the Armenians in 1915-1923. Ankara continues to demand that Armenia withdraw its troops from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, a Turkish ally. That the protocol was signed at all is owed to Turkey's interest in establishing itself as a regional power & Armenia's need extricate itself from dependency on its strategic partner Russia. Adapted from the source document.