ARMAN MELIKYAN DOES NOT RULE OUT OBAMA’S USING THE TERM GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.03.2010 14:21 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Former Foreign Minister of NKR, Arman Melikyan did
not rule out US President Barack Obama’s using the term Genocide in
his April 24 annual address to American Armenian community.

"Obama’s using the term Genocide is more probable than US Congress
recognizing it," Arman Melikyan told a news conference in Yerevan

As he noted, presidential address has no legal force in contrast to
US Congress resolution.

"US’ actions can exacerbate the situation, leading to strengthening
of Russia-Turkey relations, which will, in turn, negatively affect
our interest in Karabakh conflict," he noted.

"Russia’s attempts at promoting Protocols ratification will spell
Armenia’s missing a number of possibilities. Protocols ratification
will create a situation similar to that caused by Kars Treaty, which
I believe is linked to Protocols. Also, Armenian authorities might be
the first to ratify Protocols, so as to demonstrate their adherence
to promises given. Turkey, though, will ratify Protocols whenever it
finds suitable," Arman Melikyan concluded.

The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of
the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet
Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks
held through Swiss mediation. On January 12, 2010, the Constitutional
Court of the Republic of Armenia found the protocols conformable to
the country’s Organic Law.