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Turkey's ruling party has three approaches to Armenian-Turkish protocols
news.am
August 20, 2012 | 13:07
YEREVAN.- Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party is on the
threshold of change and the congress scheduled for September 30 will
be a historic event, Armenian political analyst said.
Vahram Ter-Matevosyan, senior researcher of the Armenian National
Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, said during the
forthcoming congress the party will have to elect the hardcore
members. Under the restrictions imposed by the party, the chairman,
incumbent premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, can be elected for the last
time, while other 70 MPs will not be able to participate in the 2015
parliamentary election.
As regards Armenian-Turkish protocols, Ter-Matevosyan said the ruling
party has three approaches. There are those supporting the status quo
and claiming non-ratified protocols are advantageous for Turkey. Some
members consider that non-ratified documents are Turkey's shame and
the border must be open. Others share views of Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu saying public debate should be held ahead of 2015.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
August 20, 2012 | 13:07
YEREVAN.- Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party is on the
threshold of change and the congress scheduled for September 30 will
be a historic event, Armenian political analyst said.
Vahram Ter-Matevosyan, senior researcher of the Armenian National
Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, said during the
forthcoming congress the party will have to elect the hardcore
members. Under the restrictions imposed by the party, the chairman,
incumbent premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, can be elected for the last
time, while other 70 MPs will not be able to participate in the 2015
parliamentary election.
As regards Armenian-Turkish protocols, Ter-Matevosyan said the ruling
party has three approaches. There are those supporting the status quo
and claiming non-ratified protocols are advantageous for Turkey. Some
members consider that non-ratified documents are Turkey's shame and
the border must be open. Others share views of Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu saying public debate should be held ahead of 2015.
From: A. Papazian