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Nalbandian: Turkey has to reconsider what it has done wrong
12:55, 14.03.2015
"Turkey failed to respect the principle of pacta sunt servanda,"
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian stated
speaking to Dnevnik daily of Slovenia, and with respect to the
prospects for the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.
"That was the initiative of our President to start negotiations with
Turkey, aimed at the normalization of relations without preconditions.
Before it our relations were in a deadlock. Our President invited
President Gül for a soccer match in Armenia. This initiative became
known as 'Football diplomacy.' We conducted very intensive and tough
negotiations and came to the agreements. We signed two protocols in
Zurich in October 2009. But Turkey was not able to ratify and
implement them. Turkey failed to respect the principle of pacta sunt
servanda. And that's why the international community - many countries
of the world - said the ball is on the Turkish court.
"Turkey returned to the language of preconditions, trying to link
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement with Armenia-Turkey
normalization. Many countries underlined that attempts to link the two
issues could harm both processes. One of the old Turkish
preconditions, reanimated after Zurich was related to the Armenian
Genocide recognition. But Armenia unequivocally said and repeated: we
will never question the reality of the Armenian Genocide and the
importance of its international recognition and condemnation,"
Nalbandian said.
And to the query, "Can Russia help you as a good friend of Turkey to
again put this dialogue on a passed phase?" the Armenian FM responded:
"First of all Turkish Government has to be friend of the Turkish
people to act in the interest of its people. Do you think that the
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations is more in the interest of
any other country than Turkey and Armenia? Of course, this is in the
interest of Armenia, in the interest of Turkey, in the interest of our
region.
"But, unfortunately, Turkey did not have courage and wisdom to ratify
and implement agreed and signed protocols. So this is not about
waiting for anybody to play a role to push forward normalization of
relations between Armenia and Turkey. First of all, Turkey has to
reconsider what it has done wrong. Back then I had warned that with
this approach of Turkey, their proclaimed policy of 'zero problems
with neighbours' would turn into 'zero neighbour without problems.'
Nowadays everyone is reaffirming this view."
Armenia News - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian
12:55, 14.03.2015
"Turkey failed to respect the principle of pacta sunt servanda,"
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian stated
speaking to Dnevnik daily of Slovenia, and with respect to the
prospects for the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.
"That was the initiative of our President to start negotiations with
Turkey, aimed at the normalization of relations without preconditions.
Before it our relations were in a deadlock. Our President invited
President Gül for a soccer match in Armenia. This initiative became
known as 'Football diplomacy.' We conducted very intensive and tough
negotiations and came to the agreements. We signed two protocols in
Zurich in October 2009. But Turkey was not able to ratify and
implement them. Turkey failed to respect the principle of pacta sunt
servanda. And that's why the international community - many countries
of the world - said the ball is on the Turkish court.
"Turkey returned to the language of preconditions, trying to link
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement with Armenia-Turkey
normalization. Many countries underlined that attempts to link the two
issues could harm both processes. One of the old Turkish
preconditions, reanimated after Zurich was related to the Armenian
Genocide recognition. But Armenia unequivocally said and repeated: we
will never question the reality of the Armenian Genocide and the
importance of its international recognition and condemnation,"
Nalbandian said.
And to the query, "Can Russia help you as a good friend of Turkey to
again put this dialogue on a passed phase?" the Armenian FM responded:
"First of all Turkish Government has to be friend of the Turkish
people to act in the interest of its people. Do you think that the
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations is more in the interest of
any other country than Turkey and Armenia? Of course, this is in the
interest of Armenia, in the interest of Turkey, in the interest of our
region.
"But, unfortunately, Turkey did not have courage and wisdom to ratify
and implement agreed and signed protocols. So this is not about
waiting for anybody to play a role to push forward normalization of
relations between Armenia and Turkey. First of all, Turkey has to
reconsider what it has done wrong. Back then I had warned that with
this approach of Turkey, their proclaimed policy of 'zero problems
with neighbours' would turn into 'zero neighbour without problems.'
Nowadays everyone is reaffirming this view."
Armenia News - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian