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YEREVAN CANCELS RATIFICATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Sept 26 2014
26 September 2014 - 9:13am
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at the UN General Assembly
that the parliament has cancelled plans for ratification of the
Armenian-Turkish protocols signed in 2009. Alexander Markarov, the
director of the Armenian branch of the Institute of CIS Countries,
explained that it was part of political moves Armenia was making on
the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
The political analyst noted that the region still needed open borders,
especially in the light of the swift-flowing world. He added that
Armenia had found other infrastructure resources and transportation
corridors to solve the problem.
Political analyst Kamer Kasim noted that the protocols remained
frozen at the Armenian government, though they were not violating
the Constitution. He said that Turkey had added formation of a joint
commission of historians to study the events in 1915 as part of the
protocols, but Armenia had refused to join it. The expert explained
that Turkey wanted to normalize relations with Armenia by carrying out
impartial science research. He added that cancelling ratification would
not affect Turkey because the protocols had never been implemented.
Opening borders was not part of the agenda of Turkey, said the
analyst. The borders were open until 1993 and were closed after the
occupation of the Kalbajar District. Overall, Kasim concluded that
restoration of ties and opening the borders with Armenia will never
happen without the deoccupation of Azerbaijani territories.
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Sept 26 2014
26 September 2014 - 9:13am
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at the UN General Assembly
that the parliament has cancelled plans for ratification of the
Armenian-Turkish protocols signed in 2009. Alexander Markarov, the
director of the Armenian branch of the Institute of CIS Countries,
explained that it was part of political moves Armenia was making on
the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
The political analyst noted that the region still needed open borders,
especially in the light of the swift-flowing world. He added that
Armenia had found other infrastructure resources and transportation
corridors to solve the problem.
Political analyst Kamer Kasim noted that the protocols remained
frozen at the Armenian government, though they were not violating
the Constitution. He said that Turkey had added formation of a joint
commission of historians to study the events in 1915 as part of the
protocols, but Armenia had refused to join it. The expert explained
that Turkey wanted to normalize relations with Armenia by carrying out
impartial science research. He added that cancelling ratification would
not affect Turkey because the protocols had never been implemented.
Opening borders was not part of the agenda of Turkey, said the
analyst. The borders were open until 1993 and were closed after the
occupation of the Kalbajar District. Overall, Kasim concluded that
restoration of ties and opening the borders with Armenia will never
happen without the deoccupation of Azerbaijani territories.