ARFD DEPUTY: TURKEY WILL RATIFY ZURICH PROTOCOLS AS THEY ARE BENEFICIAL FOR IT

Noyan Tapan
Oct 21, 2009

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. RA National Assembly ARFD faction
Secretary Artyusha Shahbazian is convinced that the Turkish parliament
without reservation will ratify the Armenian-Turkish protocols signed
in Zurich, which will pave a way for the Armenian side to also follow
its example. As the ARFD deputy said at an October 21 press conference,
Turkey will ratify these protocols as they are beneficial for it.

However, according to A. Shahbazian, after the ratification of
the protocols Turkey will not open the border "by keeping it as a
condition." It proceeds from the statements of the Turkish authorities,
according to which the border will be opened if only progress is
recorded in the Nagorno Karabakh process.

According to the deputy, a resolute struggle based on exact principles
is needed to suspend the process of ratification of the protocols in
the RA NA. "All political forces should unite and suspend ratification
of the protocols in the parliament," he said. As to cooperation with
the Armenian National Congress, A. Shahbazian said that "there is no
problem" if ANC joins their struggle.