IntelliNews (ISI Emerging Markets)
Turkey Today
October 13, 2009 Tuesday

Parliament may debate accords with Armenia next week.

The government plans to present the protocols signed with Armenia to
the parliament next week. Government spokesman Cemil Cicek says that
foreign minister Ahmet Davudoglu will brief lawmakers on the accords
on Oct 21 but declines to say when the parliament may hold a vote on
the protocols. On Oct 10, the foreign ministers of Turkey and Armenia
signed the two protocols to establish diplomatic ties, improve
bilateral relations and reopen a shared border. On a related note,
chairman of the parliamentary foreign relations commission Murat
Mercan from the ruling AKP, reiterates that lawmakers should not be
expected to ratify the protocols unless the dispute between Armenia
and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh is resolved.