ACCORDING TO EDUARD SHARMAZANOV, IT IS TIME FOR TURKEY TO SHOW ITS REAL FACE

Noyan Tapan
Jan 15, 2010

YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. RA NA RPA faction Secretary Eduard
Sharmazanov positively estimates RA Constitutional Court’s resolution
on recognizing the commitments stipulated by the Armenian-Turkish
protocols as corresponding to the RA Constitution. As the deputy
mentioned at a meeting held on January 15 at the Hayeli club, with that
resolution CC in the legal respect grounded the political estimations
the RA President had given several months before.

According the speaker, the RA President during his all-Armenian
trip had exactly mentioned that there is no problem of Genocide as
a precondition in the protocols, and the issue of recognition of the
Genocide should remain on RA foreign policy’s agenda.

E. Sharmazanov also said that he attaches much importance to CC’s
resolution in the context of Armenian-Turkish relations and raising
of Armenia’s international authority as "Armenia with this resolution
showed its good will." "Today the ball is already in Turkey’s field
and it is time for Turkey not to speak but to act, it is time for
Turkey to show its real face," he said.

According to the RPA deputy, "protocols having no preconditions
are submitted for ratification today." According to E. Sharmazanov,
it would not be logical if CC made reservations in its resolution on
the bilateral protocols as ARFD asserts it. "We respect all civilized
opposition opinions but do not share them," E. Sharmazanov declared.