SEVERAL ARMENIAN POLITICAL PARTIES ARE AGAINST RATIFICATION OF THE PROTOCOLS ON NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS AT THEIR PRESENT CONTENTS

ArmInfo
2009-10-06 17:00:00

Arminfo. Several Armenian political parties have come forward with
a statement that they are against ratification of the protocols on
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations at their present contents
and suggest to make some changes which will neutralize the threats
in these protocols as they said, the statements says.

‘Assertions that establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey and
removal of the blockade will take place without the pre-conditions
out forward by the turkish party, do not meet the contents of the
protocols and are called to weaken vigilance of our people’, – the
statement says. It also reads that recognizing the border set by the
Moscow and Kars illegal treaties, Armenia will satisfy pre-condition
of Turkey. The next fear is connected with the sub-commission which
should study historical problems, which will lead to delay of the
process of international recognition of the Armenian genocide. The
statement also says that the protocols contain obligation of the
parties to respect the principle of territorial integrity, but there
is no word about the right of the peoples for self-determination, this
threatens to link the process on normalization of the Armenian-turkish
relations with the Karabakh conflict settlement.

The statement was signed by : Armen Rustamyan [ARF Dashnaktiutyun],
Tigran Karapetyan [People’s Party], A. Arakelyan [Ramkavar Azatakan
Party], Aram Karapetyan {New Times party], Armen Martirosyan [Heritage
party], and others.