NO LINKAGE BETWEEN RECONCILIATION AND KARABAKH: NALBANDYAN

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Oct 30 2009
Armenia

The Protocols contain the paramount statement, the rest comments and
statements are of secondary importance, RA Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandyan stated at the Oct. 30 press conference in Yerevan.

According to him, the Protocols have no preconditions. "Both sides
undertook a commitment to ratify the Protocols within reasonable
terms accounting all constitutional procedures," Nalbandyan underlined.

Asked whether the assertion that Armenia-Turkey reconciliation is not
linked with Karabakh peace process is only for backroom, Nalbandyan
said it is "not an assertion but official standpoint and statement."

"This fact was repeatedly stated not only by Armenia, but also OSCE
MG Co-Chairs," RA FM outlined, adding that it is also a stance of
the international community.