EDWARD NALBANDIAN: THE TWO SIDES HAVE COMMITTED THEMSELVES TO RATIFYING PROTOCOLS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Noyan Tapan
Oct 30, 2009
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The ratification of Armenia-Turkey
protocols has no connection to the Karabakh problem, and this is not a
statement made for the domestic use, but the official position of the
Armenian authorities, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian declared
at the October 30 press conference.
"It is not only Armenia that says that these issues are not linked.
The Co-Chairs have repeatedly made statements about that, and when the
three Co-Chairs came to Armenia recently, they said once again that
the issues cannot be and are not linked in any way. In other words,
these are not only Armenia’s statements made for the domestic use,
but this is also the position of the international community, and
it shows that the processes are not linked and cannot be linked,"
the RA foreign minister said.
As regards the ratification of the protocols, E. Nalbandian said
the two sides have committed themselves to ratifying them as soon as
possible and to implementing the agreements.
Commenting on the presentation of the resolution on the Armenian
Genocide at the U.S. Senate, the foreign minister said that the
official Yerevan has always welcomed the Genocide’s recognition by
other countries. In his words, "about 20 countries have already
recognized this historical fact which is related not only to the
Armenian people, but also to the whole humanity. The recogintion of
the Armenian Genocide may later prevent such crimes against humanity".
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
