HAYK BABUKHANYAN: ARMENIA SHOULD SET MARCH 1 AS A DEADLINE FOR RATIFICATION
Karen Ghazaryan

"Radiolur"
29.01.2010 17:42

Turkey’s behavior after the decision of the Armenian Constitutional
Court evidences that it is attempting to drag the process of
ratification of the protocols and use the time to seize concessions
in the Karabakh settlement process, President of the Constitutional
Right Union Hayk Babukhanyan told a press conference today.

"I think Armenia does not have to accept the rules of that game and
should set March 1 as a deadline for ratification," he said.

According to Hayk Babukhanyan’s assessment, Turkey will drag out the
process until April 23 in order to seize concessions in the Karabakh
settlement process, and will ratify the protocols on the eve of April
24 as a winning party.

"If Turkey fails to ratify the protocols by March 1, Armenia has to
recall its signature and speak in the language of preconditions with
Turkey," he said. According to Hayk Babukhanyan, the preconditions
should include recognition of the Armenian Genocide, material
reimbursement and return of the territories annexed to Turkey in
1918-1920.