Interfax, Russia
Jan 14 2010
Armenia vows to do its best to ratify protocols with Turkey
YEREVAN Jan 14
Armenia will do its best to ratify bilateral protocols with Turkey,
Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian told a Thursday press
conference following negotiations with his Russian counterpart Sergei
Lavrov.
"In keeping with our commitments, we will do our best to ratify the
Armenian-Turkish protocols within a reasonable period of time and
without artificial obstacles," he said.
The ratification of international accords is more difficult in Armenia
than in Turkey, the minister said.
"The documents had reached the Constitutional Court, and the latter
found them to be constitutional on January 12. I do not want to think
that Turkey is deliberately blocking the ratification of the protocols
at the national parliament. That would mean that the Turkish
administration does not meet its commitments," Nalbandian said.