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NALBANDIAN AND DAVUTOGLU HELD TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
PanARMENIAN.Net
20.01.2010 16:32 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ministers of foreign affairs of Armenia and Turkey
Edward Nalbandian and Ahmet Davutoglu held telephone conversations.
According to the Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Burak Ozugergin,
RA FM called the Turkish counterpart and expressed concern with the
statements of the Turkish Foreign Ministry about the decision of the
Armenian Constitutional Court on the Armenian-Turkish Protocols .
During the telephone conversation, Turkish foreign minister said that
"the decision of the Constitutional Court contains unacceptable
preconditions". According to Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey is faithful
to the spirit of the Protocols signed with Yerevan and expects the
similar approach from the Armenian side, CNNTurk reported.
RA foreign ministry neither confirmed nor denied the information
disseminated by Turkish media about the telephone conversation between
foreign ministers of Armenia and Turkey.
Commenting on the decision of the Armenian Constitutional Court, the
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the decision 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.
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.
PanARMENIAN.Net
20.01.2010 16:32 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ministers of foreign affairs of Armenia and Turkey
Edward Nalbandian and Ahmet Davutoglu held telephone conversations.
According to the Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Burak Ozugergin,
RA FM called the Turkish counterpart and expressed concern with the
statements of the Turkish Foreign Ministry about the decision of the
Armenian Constitutional Court on the Armenian-Turkish Protocols .
During the telephone conversation, Turkish foreign minister said that
"the decision of the Constitutional Court contains unacceptable
preconditions". According to Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey is faithful
to the spirit of the Protocols signed with Yerevan and expects the
similar approach from the Armenian side, CNNTurk reported.
RA foreign ministry neither confirmed nor denied the information
disseminated by Turkish media about the telephone conversation between
foreign ministers of Armenia and Turkey.
Commenting on the decision of the Armenian Constitutional Court, the
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the decision 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.
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.