RA POLITICAL FORCES CONSIDER NORMALIZATION STANDS TO CONTINUE
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April 30 2010
Armenia
Official Yerevan should submit a note that Turkey is expelled from
OSCE Minsk Group, as its inconsistent statements and actions prevent
Karabakh conflict settlement, Head of "Heritage" party Stepan Safaryan
stated at the April 30 briefing.
According to him, Yerevan should make an official statement, saying
Armenia’s position on Kars Treaty. Speaking of Armenia-Turkey
reconciliation, the MP said Yerevan has to withdraw its signature
from the Protocols and launch a new process on the establishment
of diplomatic relations and border opening with Ankara. "If Ankara
speaks in the language of preconditions once again, Yerevan will have
to raise the issue of compensations and borders," he noted.
The Head of the Rule of Law Party (OYK) Heghine Bisharyan emphasized
Yerevan should continue "what it started, as had no such a beneficial
process since its independence". She expressed confidence that sooner
or later Turkey will recognize Armenian Genocide. Once Turkey stops
speaking with Armenia the language of preconditions, the dialogue
will be underway.
Besides, ARFD Secretary Artyusha Shahbazyan deems that RA Authorities’
decision on the suspension of Protocols’ ratification did not bring
about real changes in Ankara-Yerevan relations, as the documents may
be put on the parliamentary agenda and ratified any time.
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Secretary Aram Safaryan reckons that by
this move Yerevan gave Ankara a chance to reconsider and establish
relations without preconditions. "If Ankara comes to senses and
ratifies the Protocols without preconditions, Yerevan will do the
same. In case Turkey continues to strenuously defend Azerbaijan’s
interests, Armenia will not ratify the documents," Safaryan stated.
Member of Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Artak Zakaryan considers
positive the fact that normalization process pulled Armenia and
Diaspora together even more.