SARGSYAN’S DECEPTION ACCORDING TO HAK

A1Plus.am
27/04/10

The Armenian National Congress issued a statement:

"Serzh Sargsyan’s decision on "suspending the procedure" of ratifying
the Turkey-Armenia Protocols apparently doesn’t change the status of
the procedure of ratifying the Protocols in the National Assembly.

Thus, it would be more correct to not call them a decision on
"suspension", but a decision on the "address" by which he expresses
his in-depth frustration (deception) with the results of the so-called
Turkish-Armenian "football" diplomacy.

Serzh Sargsyan’s frustration is well-grounded and the reasons are
the following:

1. The most significant failure of his policy is that contrary to his
intentions and promises, he wasn’t able to separate Turkish-Armenian
relations from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.

2. As a result of the failure, the international community now views
Turkish-Armenian relations and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as one
issue which will be solved through one package deal.

3. Turkey recorded this fact and reached the point where from now
on, the efforts of the international community-primarily the Minsk
Group-will be aimed at pressuring Armenia for a speedy solution to
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

4. Serzh Sargsyan’s concession for the creation of a historical
commission envisaged in the Protocols by Turkey’s demand to separately
normalize relations with Turkey turns out to be inappropriate and
unilateral. There was no political necessity for such a morally
unacceptable concession because Turkey was going to open the border
even in the case of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.

5. With the proposition on the historical commission and without
any compensation, Turkey got what it was working for without even
the ratification of the Protocols and allowed the US to circumvent
recognition of the Armenian Genocide and create difficulties for
recognition.

6. Even in the case of meeting Turkey’s demands for the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, Serzh Sargsyan will no longer
be able to reject the commission.

7. After genocide denial and no compensation, Turkey is currently
continuing to succeed with the demand for the re-opening of the border
in exchange for the return of Aghdam and Fizuli to Azerbaijan and,
according to some data, it has already received support from the
co-chair countries.

Perhaps Serzh Sargsyan feels deceived by Turkey and the international
community, but what’s heavier is the fact that he tricked the Armenian
people. The main reason for this humiliating failure is that Serzh
Sargsyan was forced to enter such diplomatic processes that allow him
to receive support from the international community and strengthen
his vulnerable, illegitimate governance in Armenia.

The only means for suspending this destructive process is to put
an end to attempts to cling to foreign support and to undertake
processes for solidarity and national consolidation which will lead
to establishment of democracy and legitimate power in Armenia,"
as stated in the statement issued by HAK (Armenian National Congress).