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Mediamax, Armenia
Sept 24 2011
Armenian President urged Turkey to demonstrate political will and
honor its international commitments
Saturday 24 September 2011 09:31
Yerevan, September 24. /Mediamax/. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
said that our Turkey "has in all ways possible aborted the
ratification and implementation of the protocols we initialed in
2009'.
Serzh Sargsyan said this addressing the 66th session of the UN General
Assembly in New York September 23.
`Speaking from this rostrum in 2008, I had expressed hope that the
Armenia-Turkey normalization process initiated by us and the
establishment of diplomatic relations and the opening of the borders
closed by Turkey, trespassing international law, would become the
first steps in enabling us to start a dialogue and overcoming the air
of mistrust, suspicion, and uncertainty existing between us. Although
our initiative was commended and widely supported by the international
community, Turkey has in all ways possible aborted the ratification
and implementation of the protocols we initialed in 2009.
Today, on the eve of the Rio Summit on Sustainable Development,
political will must be demonstrated to honor the international
commitments in order to turn the South Caucasus into a region of
cooperation and prosperity', Serzh Sargsyan said.
`The Genocide of the Armenians perpetrated in the Ottoman Empire has
been recognized and condemned by numerous countries, parliaments,
international organizations, and genocide scholars' community.
Unfortunately, the same does not hold true for the Republic of Turkey,
which continues to engage in a policy of denying this atrocious crime
committed against humanity', Armenian President noted.
Sept 24 2011
Armenian President urged Turkey to demonstrate political will and
honor its international commitments
Saturday 24 September 2011 09:31
Yerevan, September 24. /Mediamax/. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
said that our Turkey "has in all ways possible aborted the
ratification and implementation of the protocols we initialed in
2009'.
Serzh Sargsyan said this addressing the 66th session of the UN General
Assembly in New York September 23.
`Speaking from this rostrum in 2008, I had expressed hope that the
Armenia-Turkey normalization process initiated by us and the
establishment of diplomatic relations and the opening of the borders
closed by Turkey, trespassing international law, would become the
first steps in enabling us to start a dialogue and overcoming the air
of mistrust, suspicion, and uncertainty existing between us. Although
our initiative was commended and widely supported by the international
community, Turkey has in all ways possible aborted the ratification
and implementation of the protocols we initialed in 2009.
Today, on the eve of the Rio Summit on Sustainable Development,
political will must be demonstrated to honor the international
commitments in order to turn the South Caucasus into a region of
cooperation and prosperity', Serzh Sargsyan said.
`The Genocide of the Armenians perpetrated in the Ottoman Empire has
been recognized and condemned by numerous countries, parliaments,
international organizations, and genocide scholars' community.
Unfortunately, the same does not hold true for the Republic of Turkey,
which continues to engage in a policy of denying this atrocious crime
committed against humanity', Armenian President noted.