REPUBLICAN PARTY: RA CC DECISION CONCRETIZED THE SUBJECT OF ARMENIA-TURKEY PROTOCOLS

PanARMENIAN.Net
18.01.2010 19:42 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Under the decision of RA Constitutional Court,
the object of Armenia-Turkey Protocols is the opening of bilateral
border and establishment of diplomatic ties, member of Republican
parliamentary group Gagik Minasyan said.

"The court’s conclusion put an end to internal political discussions
on Protocols conformability to Armenia’s national interests. RA
Constitutional Court ruled that the documents contain no preconditions
and cannot stipulate for the solution of other disputable issues
between Armenia and Turkey," he told a news conference in Yerevan.

At that, he noted that the decision reiterates RA President’s previous
statements over the documents.

The protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of
the 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.

The Republican Party of Armenia is a national conservative political
party in Armenia. It was the first political party in independent
Armenia to be founded (2 April 1990) and registered (14 May 1991). It
is the largest party of the centre-right in Armenia, and claims to have
140,000 members. The party controls most government bodies in Armenia.

At the 2003 parliamentary elections on May 25, the party received
23.5% of the popular vote, winning 31 out of 131 seats. At the last
parliamentary elections on May 12, 2007, the party received 33.91%
of the popular vote, winning 64 out of 131 seats. The former prime
minister, Andranik Markaryan, was the leader of the party. Current
President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, is the chairman of RPA board.