ARMENIA SERIOUS ABOUT PROTOCOLS RATIFICATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.01.2010 13:01 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The process of ratification of protocols on
normalization of bilateral ties is similar both in Armenia and Turkey,
an Armenian expert said.

"The difference is that unlike Turkey, Armenia submitted the
documents to the Constitutional Court to check their compliance with
the republic’s Organic Law. It means that Armenia demonstrates a more
serious approach to the issue," Ruben Melkonyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net
reporter.

He refrain from forecasting the decision of the CC but said it won’t
be sensational.

"This decision will not have any impact on Turkey, which doesn’t
prioritize normalization of relations with Armenia," Melkonyan said.

The protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of
the common border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich
by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish
counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of
diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation.