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European delegate suggests Armenia to concede territories
March 21 2015
"We agree that the border ought to be opened without preconditions,
simply a year ago the Turkish ambassador said that the protocols are
frozen, but not frozen to death. We would like to know your opinion on
this, we understand that some diplomatic wok has been done, I will not
dispute the goodwill gestures, but don't you think that if, for
example, a step is taken by the Armenia side, and, let's say, not the
NKR but concession of some other areas will help this process?" such a
question was addressed to the ARF MP Aghvan Vardanyan by the presiding
chairman of the session, British Parliamentarian Sajjad Karim during
the session of the Armenia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
Before his speech, the ARF MP Aghvan Vardanyan, speaking of the
Armenian-Turkish relations, said that Turkey should open the border
without preconditions. The Head of the Armenia-Europe South Caucasus
Delegation addressed the issue of the Armenian Genocide being a major
issue for the relations with Turkey, inquiring whether the event
marking the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide would not have a negative impact on Turkey's actions. Aghvan
Vardanyan replied, "We have always said that the Armenian-Turkish
relations should be without preconditions. What is meant by putting
the relations of the third state with Azerbaijan as precondition for
the relations between Armenia and Turkey? This is also unacceptable by
the rules of the international diplomacy. Naturally, there can be no
words ceding any territory. Objective viewers will assess what is
currently going on both in the borderline between Armenia and
Azerbaijan and between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. The attacks
taken by Azerbaijan, which results in dozens of casualties, the armor
that is carried out by Azerbaijan, do not leave any chance for any
concession. To concede a region means bringing these attacks closer to
Nagorno-Karabakh, and in this regard we exclude ceding anything, we
will not go for any concession by any condition."
As to the question of the genocide, Aghvan Vardanyan noted that Turkey
continues its denial policy for hundred years. "Look, on that day they
have organized an event to cast a shadow on the commemoration taking
place in Yerevan so that the leaders of different countries in the
world would not come to Armenia. What does this show? It comes to
prove that Turkey evades confronting its history. Armenians are not
people of hostility and hatred as they realize that the hostility is a
distress for the person and the state. We just respect ourselves and
protect our rights, forcing others to respect us as well."
Nelly GRIGORYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/03/21/169379/
March 21 2015
"We agree that the border ought to be opened without preconditions,
simply a year ago the Turkish ambassador said that the protocols are
frozen, but not frozen to death. We would like to know your opinion on
this, we understand that some diplomatic wok has been done, I will not
dispute the goodwill gestures, but don't you think that if, for
example, a step is taken by the Armenia side, and, let's say, not the
NKR but concession of some other areas will help this process?" such a
question was addressed to the ARF MP Aghvan Vardanyan by the presiding
chairman of the session, British Parliamentarian Sajjad Karim during
the session of the Armenia-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
Before his speech, the ARF MP Aghvan Vardanyan, speaking of the
Armenian-Turkish relations, said that Turkey should open the border
without preconditions. The Head of the Armenia-Europe South Caucasus
Delegation addressed the issue of the Armenian Genocide being a major
issue for the relations with Turkey, inquiring whether the event
marking the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide would not have a negative impact on Turkey's actions. Aghvan
Vardanyan replied, "We have always said that the Armenian-Turkish
relations should be without preconditions. What is meant by putting
the relations of the third state with Azerbaijan as precondition for
the relations between Armenia and Turkey? This is also unacceptable by
the rules of the international diplomacy. Naturally, there can be no
words ceding any territory. Objective viewers will assess what is
currently going on both in the borderline between Armenia and
Azerbaijan and between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. The attacks
taken by Azerbaijan, which results in dozens of casualties, the armor
that is carried out by Azerbaijan, do not leave any chance for any
concession. To concede a region means bringing these attacks closer to
Nagorno-Karabakh, and in this regard we exclude ceding anything, we
will not go for any concession by any condition."
As to the question of the genocide, Aghvan Vardanyan noted that Turkey
continues its denial policy for hundred years. "Look, on that day they
have organized an event to cast a shadow on the commemoration taking
place in Yerevan so that the leaders of different countries in the
world would not come to Armenia. What does this show? It comes to
prove that Turkey evades confronting its history. Armenians are not
people of hostility and hatred as they realize that the hostility is a
distress for the person and the state. We just respect ourselves and
protect our rights, forcing others to respect us as well."
Nelly GRIGORYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/03/21/169379/