THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT IN THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROCESS
Lena Badeyan

"Radiolur"
23.03.2010 18:54

Our neighbors have found themselves in a tight corner after
President Serzh Sargsyan’s last proposal to sign an agreement on
non-use of force, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee
on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs Gagik Minasyan told a press
conference today.

The MP reminds that the principle of non-use of force is one of the
main points of the Helsinki Final Act, which Azerbaijan has also
signed. The refusal to sign an agreement on non-use of force clearly
demonstrates Azerbaijan’s real stance in the negotiation process,
Gagik Minasyan says.

As for the Armenian-Turkish relations, the Republican MP says Armenia
is still winning in the situations. A vivid example of this was the
proposal of an opposition Turkish party to finally discuss the issue
of ratification of the protocols. The Turkish opposition says that
in case the issue is not considered, it will be impossible to prevent
the process of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

Gagik Minasyan is confident that the Parliament of Bulgaria will also
adopt a bill on the Armenian Genocide next week. According to the MP,
"the greatest achievement in the Armenian-Turkish process is that
all layers of the Turkish society were informed of their history:
there are no more taboos."