THE COALITION IS REMOVING THE PROTOCOLS FROM THE NA

Aysor
APril 22 2010
Armenia

The public relations and information department of the RA National
Assembly issued the joint statement of the political councils of
the parties which made a political coalition in the RA National
Assembly on the further discussions and ratification of the Armenian –
Turkish protocols.

"During the past two years the Armenian President with the support of
political majority in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
carried out consistent steps in the direction of the establishment and
development of Armenian-Turkish relations without any preconditions.

The USA, the Russian Federation, France, Switzerland rendered
their great support to that process. Several countries around the
world positively reacted to that initiative emphasizing its unique
significance for the establishment of regional stability and for
resolving the existing issues through civilized dialogue.

However, Armenia’s consistent steps and the international community’s
expectations constantly clashed with Turkey’s inconsistent and evasive
position and the continuous policy of proposing preconditions,
which led to a stalemate in the process of the ratification of
Armenia-Turkey Protocols, signed on October 10, 2009 in Zurich,
within reasonable timeframes.

The political majority in the National Assembly of Armenia considers
unacceptable the Turkish side’s stance, particularly, the latest
statements by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which
make the ratification of the Protocols directly dependent upon the
settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh-Azerbaijan conflict.

At the same time, taking into account that Turkey’s refusal to
ratify the protocols within a reasonable timeframe makes any further
continuation of their ratification process in the Armenian Parliament
senseless at this stage, the country’s ruling majority considers it
necessary to suspend that process and remove the discussion of the
issue from the agenda of the RA Parliament’s four-day sessions until
the Turkish side is ready to further continue the process without
preconditions," the joint statement reads.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress