FOREIGN MINISTER OF TURKEY: IF ALL SIDES WE AND THEY – TAKE A RESPONSIBILITY AND TRY TO CONTRIBUTE IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE PEACE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS, THEN THE TURKISH PARLIAMENT WILL RATIFY THE PROTOCOLS IN THE NEAREST FUTURE.
ArmInfo
2010-04-13 16:31:00
Arminfo. We have been always aware that only Turkish-Armenian
reconciliation is not enough to create peace and stability in the
South Caucasus, Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu said in
an interview with APA.
He also added that only with a comprehensive solution, we can maintain
the atmosphere of reconciliation and remove the remaining barriers
to dialogue, cooperation and peace in the region. This, of course,
will require political will and courage.
We all want to forget previous hostility and instigate in future
positive aspects of common history. This is very important that we
have common aspiration to build bright future in the South Caucasus.
One of them is signing the Turkish-Armenian protocols in Zurich Oct.
10. However, the decision of the Constitution Court of Armenia in
connection with injecting changes to protocols has been a sudden
obstacle on the way of ratification of protocols.
If all sides we and they – take a responsibility and try to contribute
in the achievement of comprehensive peace in the South Caucasus,
then the Turkish parliament will ratify the protocols in the nearest
future. This will not only facilitate the rapprochement between
the two nations, but also continue the way to the new future and
establishment of peace, prosperity and cooperation. In this respect,
the urgent need is not to put impediments in the way of establishment
of peace and stability under the veil of fictional juridical problems.
‘However, as our PM said, we’ll explain to the U.S. administration
that we cannot achieve lasting peace in the region without resolving
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue’, – he said and added that recognition of
the Armenian genocide will have a very strong negative impact on the
further establishment of peace in the Caucasus.