ANKARA NOT TO RATIFY PROTOCOLS UNTIL YEREVAN AND BAKU DO NOT SIGN AGREEMENT OVER KARABAKH

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.09.2009 20:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia has never stated about its territorial claims
against Turkey at the official level, but the official Yerevan has
never stated that it has no claims, Giro Manoyan , head of the Hai
Dat office told a news conference in Yerevan today.

"By signing protocols on normalization of the Armenian- Turkish
relations, we endanger our tomorrow’s requirement. These protocols
satisfy all three preconditions of Ankara, it sought to achieve since
1991, " he said.

He added, that these documents are not international agreements that
require ratification by the parliaments of the two countries.

"I suppose the Armenian authorities have made such a step to to
impose a burden on country’s parliament. Ankara, in turn, will use
this to postpone the process. That is why no specific dates for the
ratification of these documents are fixed in the protocols," Giro
Manoyan stressed.

He expressed confidence that the Protocols will not be ratified by the
Turkish parliament untill Yerevan and Baku sign the basic principles
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.

"I think this process is delayed until the end of the year, since
Ankara is interested in the process itself. Turkey may sign the
Protocols, but to delay their ratification, " Mr. Manoyan stressed.

Responding to a question, whether it was coincidence that the
promulgation of the "road map" happened the day before the April 24,
and six weeks for internal consultation in Armenia and Turkey will
expire on October 13 – the day of signing the Treaty of Kars, the
head of "Hay Dat" stressed that this two facts could seem accidental
to those people who are unfamiliar with Turkish diplomacy.