RA FOREIGN MINISTRY TO DEMAND EXPLANATIONS REGARDING TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY’S STATEMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
19.01.2010 20:20 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian intends to
get in touch with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu to clarify
which was the paragraph in RA Constitutional Court’s resolution on
Protocols that, in Turkey’s opinion, contains preconditions and in what
way the resolution contradicts the letter and spirit of the Protocols.
"I hope that by this statement Turkey is not trying to justify
its continuous attempts to veil unreasonable delays in protocols’
ratification," Edward Nalbandian said, RA Foreign Ministry press
service reported.
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on
the decision of the Armenian Constitutional Court on the Protocols
on normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia.
The statement reads: "The Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Armenia has declared its decision of constitutional conformity on
the Protocols between Turkey and Armenia signed on 10 October 2009
with a short statement on 12 January 2010. The Constitutional Court
has recently published its grounds of decision. It has been observed
that this decision contains preconditions and restrictive provisions
which impair the letter and spirit of the Protocols.
The said decision undermines the very reason for negotiating these
Protocols as well as their fundamental objective. This approach cannot
be accepted on our part.
Turkey, in line with its accustomed allegiance to its international
commitments, maintains its adherence to the primary provisions of
these Protocols.
We expect the same allegiance from the Armenian Government."
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.