RECOGNITION OF TREATY OF KARS TO BE VIOLATION OF ARMENIAN CONSTITUTION

PanARMENIAN.Net
04.05.2009 22:05 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish media are circulating rumors about soonest
recognition of Treaty of Kars by Armenia.

"Presently, the dividing line through the rivers of Araks and Akhryan
does not have the status of state border. The Armenian-Turkish border
determined by Woodrow Wilson arbitration award which served as legal
decision for a number of countries, including Armenia and Turkey," Ara
Papian, head of Modus Vivendi research center, told PanARMENIAN.Net.

"It means that President Wilson’s arbitration award doesn’t only
recognize the right of the Republic of Armenia to certain territories
but also obliged Armenia to observe international norms," he said.

"Recognition of Treaty of Kars will be violation of article 49 of the
RA Constitution. President of Armenia is the guarantor of independence,
territorial integrity and security of the republic. Recognition of
an illegal bargain between Kemalist Turkey and Bolshevik Russia will
be a violation of Armenia’s territorial integrity," Mr. Papian resumed.