WASHINGTON DOUBTS ABOUT RATIFICATION OF PROTOCOLS AT TURKISH PARLIAMENT WITHOUT PROGRESS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SOLUTION
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Nov 13 2009
Azerbaijan
Washington doubts that without progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict solution, the Turkish-Armenian protocols will be ratified
by the Turkish Parliament, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip
Gordon said to press conference in Ankara, Turkish daily Milliyet
newspaper reported.
Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers Ahmet Davutoglu and Edward
Nalbandian signed the protocols on restoration of diplomatic relations
between Ankara and Yerevan in Zurich on October 10.
Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey have been broken due
to Armenia’s claims of an alleged genocide, and its occupation of
Azerbaijani lands. The border between them has been broken since 1993.
According to Gordon, without progress in the Karabakh settlement,
the ratification of the protocols by the Turkish Parliament seems
difficult.
During his visit to Ankara, Gordon also expressed U.S. concern
over Turkey’s support for Syria and Iran. According to him, the
international community must work together in solving the Iranian
problem. Also, Gordon expressed Washington’s dissatisfaction with
that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not recognize
the military action in Darfur crimes, while the International Criminal
Court issued arrest warrants for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.