U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT CLARIFIES PHILIP GORDON’S STATEMENTS ON ARMENIAN COURT RULING
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14:44 ~U 26.01.10
U.S. State Department spokesperson, Philip Crowley, has clarified
statements made by a high-level official of the U.S. State Department,
Philip Gordon, on the recent decision of the Armenian Constitutional
Court regarding the protocols signed by Turkey and Armenia, according
to the U.S. State Department official website.
In reference to the question "Can we confirm reports that
U.S. Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon made remarks that the
U.S. considers the decision of the Armenian Constitutional Court
as a positive step in the ratification process of the normalization
protocols between Turkey and Armenia?", Crowley said that Gordon was
on the record with the following information:
"We view the court decision as a positive step forward in the
ratification process of the normalization protocols between Turkey
and Armenia. The court decision permits the protocols, as they
were negotiated and signed, to move forward towards parliamentary
ratification, and does not appear to limit or qualify them in any way."