TURKISH DEPUTY CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO WITHDRAW THE PROTOCOLS

News.az
Jan 20 2010
Azerbaijan

Devlet Bahceli Bahceli called on the government to withdraw the
protocols.

Leader of the National Movement Party (MHP) of Turkey Devlet Bahceli
called on the government to withdraw the protocols signed with Armenia
from the parliament.

MHP leader issued a written statement concerning the decision of
Armenian Constitutional Court. According to him, with this decision
Armenia will not change the appropriate paragraph of the Declaration
of Independence where the eastern Anatolian provinces of Turkey are
presented as Western Armenia, will not recognize the Kars treaty
determining the borders of the two countries or give up its policy
on the international recognition of the so-called genocide.

Bahceli said according to the decision, Nagorno Karabakh problem
and the occupied Azerbaijani territories have nothing to do with the
protocols, this problem will not be taken into consideration during
the implantation of the protocols.

"This decision showed once more that Armenia had not changed its
position contradicting the international law and the hostile attitude
towards Turkey. This situation is a fiasco for the AKP government
and the Foreign Minister who signed the protocols. The government
should withdraw the protocols from the Turkish parliament, announce
invalidity of the protocols and apologize to the Turkish nation.

Otherwise, AKP government will go down in history as the government
abasing its pride, confidence, self-respect and national interests,"
he said.

According to the decision of Armenian Constitutional Court, the
protocols can not be commented on contradicting to the preamble
of Armenian Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Armenian
Declaration of Independence contains territorial claims against Turkey
and calls this country’s eastern provinces "Western Armenia".

Moreover, the declaration says that the international recognition of
"Armenian genocide" is the duty of Armenian state.