ARMENIA TO KEEP ON PURSUING INITIATIVE POLICY: NIKOYAN

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Feb 16 2010
Armenia

Armenia should keep on pursuing its initiative policy on Armenia-Turkey
normalization process, RA NA Vice-Speaker and Republican Party member
Samvel Nikoyan told journalists on Feb. 16.

Saying initiative, Nikoyan meant that Armenia should not wait for
Turkey’s steps in this stage of normalization and should introduce
the Protocols to RA NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations for
discussion.

Nikoyan also sees two other scenarios of the documents’ ratification.

Under the first one, Armenia should wait for Turkey to ratify
the Protocols first, whereas the second implies the documents’
simultaneous ratification by both Parliaments. However, the second
scenario is unlikely, as the procedures in two Parliaments differ,
Nikoyan informed.

February 15, RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan introduced
Armenia-Turkey Protocols on the normalization of relations to the
RA Parliament.