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ARMENIAN FM: "FACTS ARE DISTORTED"
Diana Markosyan
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2011/06/22/edward-nalbandyan
June 22, 2011 |04:05 pm
"The facts are simply distorted. We have repeatedly said that the
Armenian-Turkish peace deal has been disrupted by mutual agreement
and the process should proceed without preconditions. There are not
prerequisites in the Armenian-Turkish Protocols either," Armenian
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said when commenting on PACE
President's statement that there are unwritten preconditions and the
sides are aware of them.
"The Foreign Ministers participating in the signing of the
Armenian-Turkish Protocols have announced that their countries
expect the protocols to be ratified without preconditions," stressed
Nalbandian.
Further he cited the words of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
who said that Armenia has already fulfilled its commitments and the
ball is now in the court of Turkey.
"I think that the attempts to shift the responsibility onto the other
side are vain," said the Armenian FM.
Answering A1+'s question on the PACE Sub-Committee on Nagorno Karabakh,
Edward Nalbandian said, "Not only Armenia but also the OSCE Minsk
Group Co-Chairs stressed that the revival of the sub-committee will
not benefit the settlement process. The decisions of the sub-committee
are not binding."
The Armenian Foreign Minister reminded that the talks over the Karabakh
conflict are held within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.
"Great is the contribution of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev
who also initiated the forthcoming trilateral meeting of Armenian,
Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents in Kazan," he said.
From: A. Papazian
Diana Markosyan
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2011/06/22/edward-nalbandyan
June 22, 2011 |04:05 pm
"The facts are simply distorted. We have repeatedly said that the
Armenian-Turkish peace deal has been disrupted by mutual agreement
and the process should proceed without preconditions. There are not
prerequisites in the Armenian-Turkish Protocols either," Armenian
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said when commenting on PACE
President's statement that there are unwritten preconditions and the
sides are aware of them.
"The Foreign Ministers participating in the signing of the
Armenian-Turkish Protocols have announced that their countries
expect the protocols to be ratified without preconditions," stressed
Nalbandian.
Further he cited the words of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
who said that Armenia has already fulfilled its commitments and the
ball is now in the court of Turkey.
"I think that the attempts to shift the responsibility onto the other
side are vain," said the Armenian FM.
Answering A1+'s question on the PACE Sub-Committee on Nagorno Karabakh,
Edward Nalbandian said, "Not only Armenia but also the OSCE Minsk
Group Co-Chairs stressed that the revival of the sub-committee will
not benefit the settlement process. The decisions of the sub-committee
are not binding."
The Armenian Foreign Minister reminded that the talks over the Karabakh
conflict are held within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.
"Great is the contribution of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev
who also initiated the forthcoming trilateral meeting of Armenian,
Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents in Kazan," he said.
From: A. Papazian