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    TURKISH MFA ENVOY TRAVELS TO U.S.

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    10.02.2010 11:14 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Feridun Sinirlioglu, Undersecretary at the Turkish
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs will travel to the United States on
    Wednesday to seek support over the Armenian Constitutional Court's
    ruling on Protocols, which Ankara says threatens deals with Yerevan
    to normalize relations, and the upcoming vote on Armenian Genocide
    resolution in a House panel, CNN-Turk reported.

    Talks in Washington will be followed by visits to Paris and Moscow.

    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.

    Commenting on the CC ruling, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    said that "it contains preconditions and restrictive provisions
    which impair the letter and spirit of the Protocols." "The decision
    undermines the very reason for negotiating these Protocols as well
    as their fundamental objective. This approach cannot be accepted
    on our part. Turkey, in line with its accustomed allegiance to its
    international commitments, maintains its adherence to the primary
    provisions of these Protocols. We expect the same allegiance from
    the Armenian government," the Ministry said.

    Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.252) was been formally introduced
    in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Adam Schiff (D.-CA),
    George Radanovich (R.-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D.-NJ), and Mark Kirk
    (R.-Ill) in 2009. It currently has 134 co-sponsors.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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