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Sept 17 2010
Serzh Sargsyan does not believe in Armenia-Turkey border opening
himself, ARFD member says
September 17, 2010 | 14:51
There are very few people in Armenia, who believe in the opening of
the Armenian-Turkish border, even the Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan himself does not believe in it, the MP from ARFD
Dashnaktsutyun faction, Chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on
Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs Hrayr Karapetyan
stated at a parliamentary briefing.
`Certainly a president should seek normalization of relations with his
neighbors. However, the point is at what costs,' Karapetyan said,
stressing the Armenia-Turkey Protocols should be withdrawn from the
parliamentary agenda, as Turkey goes on setting preconditions to
ratify the documents. According to the MP, Turkey's Pan-Turkism policy
wrecks Armenia's all initiatives.
The parliamentarian stressed Turkey and Azerbaijan intensified their
efforts to give a religious coloring to the Karabakh peace process,
which is fraught with grave consequences.
`Official Yerevan should necessarily raise the issue to the
international community,' Karapetyan said. He again voiced the
Dashnaktsutuyin's proposal to sign an agreement on the formation of
military-strategic alliance between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to him, it will give a new impetus to the international
recognition of Karabakh. `The recognition of Karabakh by Armenia
should be the last step,' he emphasized.
In his turn, the Head of the `Heritage' parliamentary faction Stepan
Safaryan underscored the Armenian people are not against the
Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, but the protocols, which conflict with
Armenia's interests.
From: A. Papazian
Sept 17 2010
Serzh Sargsyan does not believe in Armenia-Turkey border opening
himself, ARFD member says
September 17, 2010 | 14:51
There are very few people in Armenia, who believe in the opening of
the Armenian-Turkish border, even the Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan himself does not believe in it, the MP from ARFD
Dashnaktsutyun faction, Chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on
Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs Hrayr Karapetyan
stated at a parliamentary briefing.
`Certainly a president should seek normalization of relations with his
neighbors. However, the point is at what costs,' Karapetyan said,
stressing the Armenia-Turkey Protocols should be withdrawn from the
parliamentary agenda, as Turkey goes on setting preconditions to
ratify the documents. According to the MP, Turkey's Pan-Turkism policy
wrecks Armenia's all initiatives.
The parliamentarian stressed Turkey and Azerbaijan intensified their
efforts to give a religious coloring to the Karabakh peace process,
which is fraught with grave consequences.
`Official Yerevan should necessarily raise the issue to the
international community,' Karapetyan said. He again voiced the
Dashnaktsutuyin's proposal to sign an agreement on the formation of
military-strategic alliance between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to him, it will give a new impetus to the international
recognition of Karabakh. `The recognition of Karabakh by Armenia
should be the last step,' he emphasized.
In his turn, the Head of the `Heritage' parliamentary faction Stepan
Safaryan underscored the Armenian people are not against the
Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, but the protocols, which conflict with
Armenia's interests.
From: A. Papazian