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    WHOSE GOAL WAS SCORED?

    JAMES HAKOBYAN

    http://www.lragir.am/src/index.php?id=co mments&pid=15029
    12:14:12 - 01/09/2009

    We have to admit that few of those who track the Armenian and Turkish
    relation would expect the two protocols, released on August 31. Even
    if such an event was expected in the process of normalization of the
    Armenian and Turkish relations, nevertheless, very few people imagined
    such a thing happen in the nearest future.

    Above all doubts, the Armenian government will present this event
    as the success of Armenia because the protocols prepared by Armenia
    and Turkey dwell on the opening of the border and establishment
    of relations.

    But both protocols contain not only admirable but also worrying
    points for the Armenian side. The point is that the protocols run
    that Armenia and Turkey, the countries which sign the protocols,
    respect the territorial integrity of other countries. Is there no
    danger in connection with the Karabakhi conflict? Is Azerbaijan not
    one of the other countries? The point is that there does not seem to
    be any exception in the protocol.

    Besides, the sides also recognize each other's borders. Perhaps no
    comment is needed here, as well as regarding the fact that the sides
    agree to set up an intergovernmental commission to shape an atmosphere
    of mutual confidence between the societies, which will also consider
    other issues, including a sub-commission to study the genocide issue.

    There is not a statement about the genocide or that the commission
    is to study it. But what does it mean an impartial and through study
    of historical documents? Turkey has never set forth or acknowledged
    the issue of genocide as such, it has always dwelt on historical
    issues. Consequently, Turkey means the study of the genocide,
    and the Armenian side should understand the real implication of
    the statements. If the Armenian side fails to get the real meaning,
    this means that the document with Turkey is signed by people who have
    nothing to do with politics and diplomacy.

    In other words, it seems to be evident that the protocols signed
    by Armenia and Turkey include all the three preconditions which the
    Turkish side offered to the Armenian side in return for opening the
    border and establishing diplomatic relations through leakages and
    Turkish high-ranking officials.

    The Armenian side has always denied the existence of preconditions but
    after reading the text of the protocols it is difficult to believe
    those denials. We only need to believe that during these six weeks
    of consultations, which are going to be held on the protocols, the
    Armenian side will manage to eliminate the dangers present in the texts
    of the protocols. However, the fact that the text was published by
    the Armenian Foreign Ministry means that it did not find any dangerous
    points in it or it did not want to.
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