ANKARA ATTEMPTS TO IMPOSE PRECONDITIONS ON ARMENIA

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
04.09.2009 12:54 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on
Armenian Issues, Representatives Frank Pallone and Mark Kirk today
expressed reservations regarding Turkey’s willingness to cooperate
in the implementation of its agreements under a set of recently
signed protocols on the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations,
says an ANCA release sent to PanARMENIAN.Net. In their statement,
the two legislators called into question several points related to
the protocols. With regard to "historical commission" long advanced
by Turkey, they set forth their view that: "Any attempt to include
a review of historical fact, such as the Armenian Genocide, or
to include the ongoing Nagorno Karabakh peace process into these
negotiations stands in direct opposition to the intent of these
talks." Leaders of the Armenian Caucus closed their statement by
expressing hope that, "Turkey, by lifting its illegal blockade, will
open the door to normalized relations between Yerevan and Ankara,
and a new era of Armenia-Turkey relations based on truth, justice,
peace and cooperation."