NAIRA ZOHRABYAN: “THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS MAY BE DISCUSSED ONLY WHEN TURKEY RENOUNCES ITS PRECONDITIONS”

ARMENPRESS
JULY 18, 2011
YEREVAN

The Armenian-Turkish protocols may be discussed only when Turkey
renounces its preconditions, says Naira Zohrabyan, chairperson of
the National Assembly Standing Committee on European Integration,
member of the Armenian delegation to PACE, deputy of the Prosperous
Armenia faction.

Naira Zohrabyan reported Armenpress that it is now Turkey’s turn. “The
Armenian party stated that at any moment when Turkey renounces the
preconditions, it will be ready to revitalize the process, which was
frozen at the parliament. It is Turkey to say whether it abandons its
policy of preconditions or not. I addressed this question to Turkey’s
president, prime minister, foreign minister. Their responses, actually,
are the same. They connect the Armenian-Turkish relations with the
Nagorno Karabakh issue,” Naira Zohrabyan said.

The deputy reminded that the superpowers have stated for many times
that the Nagorno Karabakh issue and the Armenian-Turkish relations
are wholly different processes, “however this was not an obstacle
for Turkey to lead the process to a deadlock.