FOREIGN MINISTERS OF ARMENIA, TURKEY HAVE A PHONE CONVERSATION

armradio.am
21.01.2010 11:23

At the initiative of the Armenian side a phone conversation took
place between the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davudoghlu.

Edward Nalbandian expressed its bewilderment at the statement of
the Turkish Foreign Ministry about the decision of the Armenian
Constitutional Court. The minister noted that seeing pre-conditions
and contradiction to the basic goal of the protocols in the decision
of the Armenian Constitutional Court raises surprises.

Armenian foreign minister expressed concern that since October 2009
no progress has been registered in the process of ratification
of the protocols in Turkey. At the same time the Turkish side is
continuatively and openly making attempts to forward pre-conditions:
it creates an impression of searching reasons and endangers the whole
process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.

Armenian foreign minister, positively assessing the fact that the
Turkish side by January 18 statement publicly reiterated harmfulness
of forwarding pre-conditions, suggested his Turkish counterpart to stay
devoted to the spirit of the protocols and move forward more quickly.

Minister Nalbandian added that the ratification process in Armenia
is going on according to the established schedule and without
unnecessary delays which may be testified by the decision of the
Armenian Constitutional Court made a month earlier.

Edward Nalbandian reiterated that it is necessary to seek the quick
ratification and implementation of the protocols restraining from
steps which may cause failure of the process.