EU CALLS FOR NORMALIZATION WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS

Aysor
April 28 2010
Armenia

The decision by Armenia’s administration to suspend ratification
of Armenia-Turkey protocols, aimed at normalizing of relations with
Turkey, is a cause for concern, the European Union said. At the same
time the EU welcomed Armenia’s decision not to abandon its agreements
on reconciliation with Turkey, while expressing concern about "the
loss of momentum."

Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign
Affairs in the European Union, said through her spokesperson that "the
EU was pleased" that Armenia remains committed to normalization. She
said: "But at the same time expresses concern about the loss of
momentum in this process."

The European Union calls on Turkey and Armenia to remain steadfast in
the normalization process "without preconditions and in a reasonable
time frame," Catherine Ashton said.