VAHAN HOVHANNISYAN: GENOCIDE RECOGNITION WOULD COME SOONER BUT FOR OUR SIGNATURE ON PROTOCOLS

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 24, 2010 – 12:12 AMT 07:12 GMT

Head of ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group Vahan Hovhannisyan
said that Armenia should withdraw its signature from the Protocols
on normalization of relations with Turkey.

"If Turkey agrees to moderate its preconditions, Armenia will again be
under pressure. The foremost task for Yerevan is to resist ratification
of the current text of the Protocols. Furthermore, to avoid pressure
in Karabakh issue, Armenia had better withdraw its signature," he said.

According to Mr. Hovhannisyan, Armenian Genocide recognition "would
come sooner but for our signature on Protocols."