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SUREN MANUKYAN: WE IMAGINED ABOUT PREPAREDNESS OF TURKEY MORE, THAN IT WAS IN REALITY
ARMENPRESS
August 25, 2011
YEREVAN
Armenia's assessments overestimated Turkey's preparedness in regulation
issue of Armenian-Turkish relations, Deputy Director of Armenian
Genocide-Institute, specialist of eastern studies Suren Manukyan
said, referring to withdrawal of Armenian-Turkish protocols from the
agenda. According to him, we imagined about preparedness of Turkey
more, than it was in reality.
"Turkey, eventually, did not accept the protocols with delight from
the beginning and even did not show artificially that it is for them.
That is why, according to the law, a convenient occasion appeared to
withdraw those protocols from the agenda. I think those protocols
stayed in the Turkish parliament in the conditions of foreign
pressure," Suren Manukyan said.
According to him, actually Armenia managed to win the respect of
international community. "Turkey has never wished to sign those
protocols, just being quite a sophisticated player of international
policy, did not wish to rule out at once, realizing that international
pressure can be even stronger. During this period Turkey just gained
time. Turkey said that "no" during two years," the specialist
of eastern studies said. According to him, in political regard,
currently the protocols are documents which do not have any value,
and it is already the decision of Armenian political authorities how
to behave with the protocols at the Armenian parlaimnet.
ARMENPRESS
August 25, 2011
YEREVAN
Armenia's assessments overestimated Turkey's preparedness in regulation
issue of Armenian-Turkish relations, Deputy Director of Armenian
Genocide-Institute, specialist of eastern studies Suren Manukyan
said, referring to withdrawal of Armenian-Turkish protocols from the
agenda. According to him, we imagined about preparedness of Turkey
more, than it was in reality.
"Turkey, eventually, did not accept the protocols with delight from
the beginning and even did not show artificially that it is for them.
That is why, according to the law, a convenient occasion appeared to
withdraw those protocols from the agenda. I think those protocols
stayed in the Turkish parliament in the conditions of foreign
pressure," Suren Manukyan said.
According to him, actually Armenia managed to win the respect of
international community. "Turkey has never wished to sign those
protocols, just being quite a sophisticated player of international
policy, did not wish to rule out at once, realizing that international
pressure can be even stronger. During this period Turkey just gained
time. Turkey said that "no" during two years," the specialist
of eastern studies said. According to him, in political regard,
currently the protocols are documents which do not have any value,
and it is already the decision of Armenian political authorities how
to behave with the protocols at the Armenian parlaimnet.