BREAKING NEWS
PROTOCOLS NOT SIGNED
Nalbandian does not show after hitch
ZURICH: The widely-objected signing of the Armenia-Turkey Protocols
has officially been "delayed", after Armenia’s foreign minister Eduard
Nalbandian did not show up to the signing ceremony following what US
officials are calling a "last minute hitch".
According to the BBC, "Armenia is reportedly objecting to a planned
statement by Turkey" following the signing.
Asbarez, via Twitter, announced that the reported "hitch" was in the
eleventh hour, resulting in the immediate redirection of US Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton’s motorcade as she was on her way to the
ceremony.
A United States State Department official told CNN that, as the issue
is with regards to oral statements post the signing, they would try to
work with the parties to reach a suitable compromise.
In the last week, over 100,000 Armenians in Yerevan, New York, Los
Angeles, Beirut, Paris, Buenos Aires and Sydney have protested against
the Protocols.
Despite being advertised by both parties as containing "no
preconditions", the Protocols to re-establish diplomatic relations
between the Caucasus neighbours contained points which experts said
will harm the century-old battle by Armenians to have the Genocide of
over 1.5million of their ancestors recognised and adjudicated. Experts
said the Protocols also cast into doubt the right to
self-determination for the Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh.
As this is a developing story, armenia.com.au will continue to update
you in coming days and hours…