IF PROTOCOLS NOT BE CHANGED, ARF TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PREVENT THEM FROM RATIFICATION

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
18.09.2009 18:04 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "During the "government hour " in the RA National
Assembly, RA foreign minister Edward Nalbandian answering my question
about possible changes in the Armenian-Turkish protocols, hinted
that it was not a matter of discussing the Protocols, but rather of
informing the Armenian public," Vahan Hovhannisyan, head of the ARF
Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary faction, told today’s briefing in the
Armenian parliament.

According to Vahan Hovhannisyan, in accordance with the RA law on
international treaties negotiation phase lasts until the document
is signed. "This means that negotiations with the Turkish side has
already allegedly finished, do not correspond to reality. There are
many examples when the parties having previously signed the protocol
or treaty, then made changes and again discussed these documents,
" Mr. Hovannisyan said.

The head of the ARF parliamentary faction stressed that according to
the law it is possible to modify the Protocols and the President of
Armenia at yesterday’s conference did not rule this possibility. "We
will continue our struggle in that direction," Mr. Hovannisyan said.

Asked about whether the Faction participate in parliamentary
discussions of protocols, and what will the faction’s position
if portocols are ratified, he said that their party will active
participate in the parliamentary debate. "With regard to ratification,
I should note that if the documents are not amended, then we will
certainly vote against them and will do everything to ensure these
protocols not to be ratified," Mr. Vahan Hovhannisyan assured.