ALEXANDER ISKANDARYAN: ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROCESS FACES A CRISIS
Nelly Danielyan

"Radiolur"
18.02.2010 17:02

The Armenian-Turkish relations are in crisis, political scientist
Alexander Iskandaryan told a press conference today. He does not
exclude that Armenia may ratify the protocols first and put Turkey
in a hard situation.

Alexander Iskandaryan, who has just returned from Turkey, assures
that the ratification of the protocols is becoming more and more
improbable in Turkey. "The process may finally fail if dragged out
for another two months. In this case Armenia can do one thing –
ratify the protocols and put Turkey in an awkward situation," he said.

"I don’t know whether the Armenian leadership has made the decision
or not, but it’s definitely being discussed and politicians are openly
speaking about it," Alexander Iskandaryan said.

According to him, this could be a good way out of the crisis, which
started immediately after the Armenian Constitutional Court announced
its decision on January 12.

Alexander Iskandayan is confident that irrespective of the final
outcome, the ongoing process will lead to serious change of roles in
the region.