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IT IS TIME TO ADMIT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION PROCESS FAILED - MP
16:53 ~U 30.05.13
Nikol Pashinyan, a Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary
group member, does not think that the 2012 budget report of Armenia's
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has anything to do with reality.
Armenia's Deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan presented the report to the
parliament on Thursday.
"Like the others, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has presented a
document on its great achievements," he said.
He asked Sh. Kocharyan if it is time for Armenia's foreign office to
admit that the Armenian-Turkish protocols, which are the result of
Armenian-Turkish football diplomacy, have failed for Armenia.
"When the Armenian-Turkish protocols were signed, there were brought
accusations that they would frustrate the Armenian Genocide recognition
process," Pashinyan said. He pointed out that only one state has
recognized the Armenian Genocide since 2008.
Sh. Kocharyan admitted that the recognition process slowed down even
earlier as Turkey assured other nations it was conducting dialogue
with Armenia. According to him, it is the protocols that specified
the sides' positions. At present, Turkey is claiming some secret
negotiations.
"I state we are not negotiating. It is obvious now that Turkey has
torpedoed the protocols and is being pressed now," he said.
Armenia is actively preparing for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide. So is Turkey doing.
"The problem is as follows: which of the sides refused to ratify
the protocols? If they were of benefit to Turkey, it would not have
stepped back."
Armenian News - Tert.am
16:53 ~U 30.05.13
Nikol Pashinyan, a Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary
group member, does not think that the 2012 budget report of Armenia's
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has anything to do with reality.
Armenia's Deputy FM Shavarsh Kocharyan presented the report to the
parliament on Thursday.
"Like the others, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has presented a
document on its great achievements," he said.
He asked Sh. Kocharyan if it is time for Armenia's foreign office to
admit that the Armenian-Turkish protocols, which are the result of
Armenian-Turkish football diplomacy, have failed for Armenia.
"When the Armenian-Turkish protocols were signed, there were brought
accusations that they would frustrate the Armenian Genocide recognition
process," Pashinyan said. He pointed out that only one state has
recognized the Armenian Genocide since 2008.
Sh. Kocharyan admitted that the recognition process slowed down even
earlier as Turkey assured other nations it was conducting dialogue
with Armenia. According to him, it is the protocols that specified
the sides' positions. At present, Turkey is claiming some secret
negotiations.
"I state we are not negotiating. It is obvious now that Turkey has
torpedoed the protocols and is being pressed now," he said.
Armenia is actively preparing for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide. So is Turkey doing.
"The problem is as follows: which of the sides refused to ratify
the protocols? If they were of benefit to Turkey, it would not have
stepped back."
Armenian News - Tert.am