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ATTEMPTS TO LINK ARMENIA-TURKEY NORMALIZATION TO KARABAKH ISSUE HARM BOTH PROCESSES - EDWARD NALBANDIAN
April 10, 2013 | 12:13
YEREVAN.- International community repeatedly voiced its principal
position on Armenia-Turkey relations, urging normalization without
preconditions, acting Armenian FM said.
The mentioned position coincides with the stance of official Yerevan,
he said during a Wednesday joint press conference with Slovakia's
Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak.
"Any attempts to link two issues can harm both," Armenian official
emphasized.
There may be an impression that Turkish side tries to link the issues
deliberately in order to prevent the efforts of international community
and Armenia into finding peaceful solution to the Karabakh conflict.
In October 2009 Armenia and Turkey signed protocols in Zurich to
normalize diplomatic relations between the states. The documents
had to be ratified in both countries' parliaments. However, in
2010 the Armenian president suspended the process due to Turkey's
non-constructive stance. Ankara set preconditions and linked the
reconciliation process to resolution of the Karabakh conflict. Finally
Turkey decided to remove the protocols from parliament's agenda.
Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
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April 10, 2013 | 12:13
YEREVAN.- International community repeatedly voiced its principal
position on Armenia-Turkey relations, urging normalization without
preconditions, acting Armenian FM said.
The mentioned position coincides with the stance of official Yerevan,
he said during a Wednesday joint press conference with Slovakia's
Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak.
"Any attempts to link two issues can harm both," Armenian official
emphasized.
There may be an impression that Turkish side tries to link the issues
deliberately in order to prevent the efforts of international community
and Armenia into finding peaceful solution to the Karabakh conflict.
In October 2009 Armenia and Turkey signed protocols in Zurich to
normalize diplomatic relations between the states. The documents
had to be ratified in both countries' parliaments. However, in
2010 the Armenian president suspended the process due to Turkey's
non-constructive stance. Ankara set preconditions and linked the
reconciliation process to resolution of the Karabakh conflict. Finally
Turkey decided to remove the protocols from parliament's agenda.
Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
News from Armenia - NEWS.am