KEN HACHIKIAN: IT WOULD BE BETTER IF ARMENIA TERMINATES ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 10, 2010 – 20:13 AMT 15:13 GMT

Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Ken
Hachikian said that ANCA is pleased with the decision of Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan to suspend the process of ratification of
the Armenian-Turkish Protocols.

"However, it would be much better if Serzh Sargsyan terminates the
Protocols," Hachikian said. According to him, the Armenian President’s
decision to suspend the Protocols didn’t take much courage, because
Turkey has already introduced preconditions.

Hachikian added that the Armenian President suddenly acknowledged
that and decided to suspend them. "In my opinion, Serzh Sargsyan’s
step seemed to be a show rather than substance," he said.

According to Hachikian, Ankara’s main precondition is the Karabakh
conflict settlement. "I don’t believe there will be a short-term
settlement on Karabakh. So, right now Turkey is unlikely to ratify
the Protocols," he said.