TURKISH AMBASSADOR GOES BEYOND THE DIPLOMATIC ETHICS

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am, Armenia
Aug 26 2009

15:13 / 08/26/2009MP Eduard Sharmazanov, Spokesman of the Armenian
Republican Party (ARP) headed by Serzh Sargsyan, suggested Turkish
Ambassador to Azerbaijan to offer advice to leadership of his own
country rather than those of the neighboring one.

"If H.E. Ambassador thinks deeper and more impartially, moreover,
perform his direct duties, he would realize it is better to counsel his
own superiors, say on necessity to adhere to the agreements reached,"
Sharmazanov declared.

Meanwhile, he mentioned that Turkish Ambassador to Baku is a specific
diplomatic officer, that is conditioned by the current situation. Thus,
his statements periodically go beyond the bounds of diplomatic
ethics, not always and not really reflecting the official position
of his country. Instead the pursued aim is to win the sympathy of
the fellow-country [Azerbaijan] leadership.

Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic suggested Armenian
President to arrive in Turkey by air for the football match, as
"Armenia-Turkey border gate opening is connected with the Karabakh
issue settlement."