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Armenian FM reminds his Turkish counterpart about details of protocol
signing ceremony in Zurich
April 26, 2014 | 19:11
YEREVAN. -- Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on Saturday
received the delegation of well-known `Paasikivi' foreign policy
society which consists of Finland's political and public figures,
diplomats and experts.
Minister Nalbandian briefed the guests on the Armenian foreign policy
priorities, steps towards the development of partnership with
different states and regions, Armenia's approaches on regional issues
and their resolution, efforts of Armenia and the international
community toward the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Answering one of the questions, Minister Nalbandian touched upon the
claim by the Turkish Foreign Minister that the content of the
non-pronounced speech in Zurich during the signing ceremony was
similar to that of the Turkish PM statement on April 23. Nalbandian
noted that Turkish FM may forget that on October 10, 2009 there were
other participants in Zurich who could remind what happened in
reality.
`I would like to recall that according to the reached agreement
everyone who was to make a statement during the signing ceremony of
Protocols in Zurich should have beforehand provided their texts of
speeches. Turkey breached this arrangement. This is the reason why the
signing ceremony was postponed so long until the Turkish side felt
obliged to provide the statement text.
All the representatives of states participating in the signing
ceremony considered the statement text of the Turkish side as
unacceptable and suggested to hold the ceremony without any speeches
and the Turkish Foreign Minister was obliged to accept that. That was
the reason why the ceremony took place with nearly 3-hours delay.
Moreover, right after the signing ceremony the participating Foreign
Ministers made public comments, underlining that any statement made
following the signing could not have an impact on the reached
agreements enshrined in the Protocols.
If the Turkish side considers, that it could reanimate today what was
rejected by all four and a half years ago, it is in vain and without
perspectives. By the way, I told the same to the Turkish Foreign
Minister last December in Yerevan,' highlighted Minister Nalbandian.
Edward Nalbandian added, `It would be appalling to imagine that the
perpetrators of Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, other crimes against
humanity, can be equated with the victims. 99 years ago on May 24,
1915 Russia, France and Great Britain issued a special declaration by
which they warned the perpetrators of the atrocities against the
Armenian people that they would be held personally responsible for
`these new crimes of Turkey against humanity and civilization.' That
statement is still important for the international community in
preventing new genocides, new crimes against humanities.'
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian
signing ceremony in Zurich
April 26, 2014 | 19:11
YEREVAN. -- Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on Saturday
received the delegation of well-known `Paasikivi' foreign policy
society which consists of Finland's political and public figures,
diplomats and experts.
Minister Nalbandian briefed the guests on the Armenian foreign policy
priorities, steps towards the development of partnership with
different states and regions, Armenia's approaches on regional issues
and their resolution, efforts of Armenia and the international
community toward the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Answering one of the questions, Minister Nalbandian touched upon the
claim by the Turkish Foreign Minister that the content of the
non-pronounced speech in Zurich during the signing ceremony was
similar to that of the Turkish PM statement on April 23. Nalbandian
noted that Turkish FM may forget that on October 10, 2009 there were
other participants in Zurich who could remind what happened in
reality.
`I would like to recall that according to the reached agreement
everyone who was to make a statement during the signing ceremony of
Protocols in Zurich should have beforehand provided their texts of
speeches. Turkey breached this arrangement. This is the reason why the
signing ceremony was postponed so long until the Turkish side felt
obliged to provide the statement text.
All the representatives of states participating in the signing
ceremony considered the statement text of the Turkish side as
unacceptable and suggested to hold the ceremony without any speeches
and the Turkish Foreign Minister was obliged to accept that. That was
the reason why the ceremony took place with nearly 3-hours delay.
Moreover, right after the signing ceremony the participating Foreign
Ministers made public comments, underlining that any statement made
following the signing could not have an impact on the reached
agreements enshrined in the Protocols.
If the Turkish side considers, that it could reanimate today what was
rejected by all four and a half years ago, it is in vain and without
perspectives. By the way, I told the same to the Turkish Foreign
Minister last December in Yerevan,' highlighted Minister Nalbandian.
Edward Nalbandian added, `It would be appalling to imagine that the
perpetrators of Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, other crimes against
humanity, can be equated with the victims. 99 years ago on May 24,
1915 Russia, France and Great Britain issued a special declaration by
which they warned the perpetrators of the atrocities against the
Armenian people that they would be held personally responsible for
`these new crimes of Turkey against humanity and civilization.' That
statement is still important for the international community in
preventing new genocides, new crimes against humanities.'
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian