ANCA unwilling to meet with Hillary Clinton
23.01.2010 18:59 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton, Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
Chairman Ken Hachikian voiced serious concern over State Secretary’s
decision to conduct consultations with American-Armenian
organizations.
`I am writing to share our serious concern that your initial round of
invitations to Armenian American organizations to meet with you this
coming February 9th does not represent our traditional community
leadership nor does it reflect the widely understood Armenian American
opposition to the Turkey-Armenia Protocols,’ runs the letter.
According to ANCA Chairman, meeting at such sensitive moment cannot
contribute to `open dialogue’.
`The current arrangement, which, by all appearances, intentionally
excludes so many of our traditional community and Church leaders on
the basis of their views and values, would set an undemocratic and
highly negative precedent. We would not be able to meaningfully
participate under these narrow and exclusionary terms,’ Mr. Hachikian
says in conclusion.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with
Armenian-American organizations (AAA, AGBU, Eastern and Western
Prelacies of Armenian Apostolic Church, Knight of Vardan organization
and ANCA) in February to consult on the protocols between Armenia and
Turkey.
The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of
the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish
counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of
diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation.
On January 12, 2010, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Armenia found the protocols conformable to the country’s Organic Law.
ANCA refuses to participate in meeting with U.S. Secretary of State
Hillarqy Clinton.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
