SVANTE CORNELL: TURKEY WILL HARDLY RATIFY THE PROTOCOLS EVEN IF ARMENIA DOES
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10.02.2010 17:48
Even if the Armenian parliament ratifies the Armenian-Turkish
protocols, we can hardly expect an equivalent response from the
Turkish parliament, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins
University Director Svante Cornell said.
"Even if the Armenian parliament ratified the Armenian-Turkish
protocols, we can hardly expect an equivalent response from the Turkish
Parliament, as the ratification of the protocol by Turkey is directly
linked to advances in resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,"
he told Trend News over the telephone.
According to Cornell, one must take into account the fact that if
the Armenian parliament ratifies the protocols, it will be another
step to increase pressure on Turkey, which Yerevan seeks.
"Pressure on Turkey will grow, but despite this, Ankara is unlikely to
continue the process of normalization of the Turkey-Armenia relations
without solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," he said.