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Tigran Balayan: Signing of Protocols historic moment for Armenia, Turkey
00:43 / 10/11/2009

The signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols is a `historic moment
for both Armenia and Turkey,’ stated Tigran Balayan, Press Secretary
of the RA Foreign Office.

According to him, the signing ceremony was successful.

Balayan explained the reason for the delay ` the Turkish side’s
attempt to include a phrase in the final statement, which was
unacceptable to the Armenian side. `We managed to thwart the
attempts,’ said Balayan. He did not go into details concerning the
wording. He pointed out that the sides decided to refrain from any
final statements.

Referring to diplomatic sources, Today’s Zaman reported that the
Tujrkish side’s statement on the signing results included a mention of
Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian side made a protest.