WITHDRAWAL OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS FROM PARLIAMENT A LOGICAL STEP: ALEXANDER ARZUMANYAN

14:34, 17 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan

The withdrawal of the Armenian-Turkish protocols from the National
Assembly was a logical step, ex-Foreign Minister, MP Alexander
Arzumanyan told reporters today.

He said Turkey continues its hostile actions, and maintains the
blockade of Armenia. “Perhaps, this served as a reason for raising
the issue on the threshold of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, as the interests that exists today will not be as big next
year,” Arzumanyan added.

The ex-Foreign Minister reminded about the recent unacceptable steps
by Turkey, namely the decision to mark the Gallipoli anniversary
on April 24. He noted that the Armenian President’s response to
Erdogan’s invitation and the pan-Armenian Declaration on the Genocide
Centennial contain rather positive approaches that should be taken
into consideration. “We’ll see what happens in the future.”

Speaking about the crisis in Ukraine, Arzumanyan welcomed the signing
of the agreement, but voiced doubt that it would be maintained. He
considers there will be a ceasefire, but not a lasting one.

“There are some points in the agreement, which will make one of the
parties refuse from it at some point,” he said.