Cause of delay in signing Armenia-Turkey protocols is Armenian
delegation’s disagreement with text of Turkish statement

YEREVAN, 10 OCTOBER, NOYAN TAPAN. Signing of two protocols on
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations was scheduled for 5:00 pm
Zurich time (8 pm Yerevan time). As Head of the ARF Hay Dat and
Political Affairs Office Kiro Manoyan said in an interview with Yerkir
Media television company, there was information that the Armenian
delegation has not arrived at the place of signing the protocols and
remained at the hotel because the delegation has dissatisfaction and
disagreement regarding the text of a 3-minute statement that Turkey is
to make after signing of the protocols. The Armenian delegation has
demanded that the text be changed. The representatives of the U.S.
State Department are trying to mediate: they went to the hotel to
present a second version of the Turkish statement’s text.

The Armenian delegation is headed by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian and composed of two Deputy Foreign Ministers: Arman
Kirakosian and Shavarsh Kocharian and Secretary General of the RA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shahen Avagian.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress