THREE PRECONDITIONS IN PROTOCOLS: ARAM KARAPETYAN

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Oct 22 2009
Armenia

Yesterday statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davotoglu
discredited the idea that Armenia-Turkey Protocols contain no
preconditions, the Leader of New Times Party Aram Karapetyan said at
Oct. 22 interview with the journalists.

According to him, Oct. 21 debates in the Turkish Parliament proved
that Armenian authorities have no repeat.

"There are three preconditions in Armenia-Turkey Protocols: Genocide
negation, impossibility to put in territorial claims and Karabakh
conflict resolution for Azerbaijan’s benefit. Turkey assifies
Armenian authorities and will do its utmost to force Armenian side
to ratify Kars Treaty," Aram Karapetyan noted, adding that New Times
Party will also appeal to Constitutional Court demanding Protocols’
non-ratification.

Everyone, including Armenian authorities is concerned over the
documents’ ratification, he assured. The scheduled secret balloting
in the RA National Assembly proves the fact.

According to Karapetyan, the Protocols’ ratification in Turkish
Parliament depends dramatically on the U.S. pressure. However, in
any case the documents will not be ratified by Turkish side unless
there is a momentum in Karabakh issue.