TURKEY TRIES TO IMPOSE PRECONDITIONS ON ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
20.01.2010 14:13 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Foreign Turkish Ministry’s statement on the
resolution of the RA Constitutional court proves that Turkey tries to
impose preconditions on Armenia, said Kiro Manoyan, ARF Dashnaktsutyun
Bureau Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office director.

"Turkey wants to escape commitments," he told a news conference
on Wednesday.

Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter whether the Turkish Ministry’s
statement might lead to a deadlock, Mr. Manoyan said, "The decision
of the Armenian Constitutional Court and the consequent statement by
the Turkish Foreign Ministry will originate new developments. I do not
rule our that US Secretary of State or Vice President will soon have a
phone conversation with the Armenian leadership to get some assurance."

He also presumed that Turkey may take action toward ratification of
the Protocols in March-April 2010. "If Turkey drags out the process,
Armenia will have to say it quits negotiations."

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.

On January 12, 2010, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Armenia found the protocols conformable to the country’s Organic Law.