SWITZERLAND AWAITS PROTOCOLS’ RATIFICATION

News.am
13:01 / 01/26/2010

Switzerland adheres to its policy on supporting Armenia-Turkey
reconciliation. "We look forward to Protocols’ ratification. It will
open the way towards the actions considered by the documents," Swiss
Foreign Ministry informed Azerbaijani APA agency.

Swiss Foreign Ministry declined to comment on Ankara’s position to
send the Protocols to Turkish Parliament after Armenian Constitutional
Court’s decision. "It is common policy of Switzerland to mediate in
the process of Turkish-Armenian normalization and we abstain from
making comments on any concerning issue," the ministerial source says.

As NEWS.am reported previously, January 12, RA Constitutional
Court ruled Armenia-Turkey Protocols constitutional. January 19,
Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement criticizing the decision
of RA Constitutional Court on Armenia-Turkey Protocols. According
to the statement, 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.