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    EU SHOULD ENCOURAGE RATIFICATION OF ARMENIA-TURKEY PROTOCOLS BY TURKISH PARLIAMENT

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    30.11.2009 15:57 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ European Friends of Armenia held a policy briefing
    at its Brussels office with H.E. Mr. Arman Kirakossian, Deputy Foreign
    Minister of Armenia responsible for International Organizations and
    Armenia-Turkey relations. Key representatives of European Institutions,
    Brussels-based think-tanks, NGOs and mass media, as well as diplomats
    took part in this event. The focus of Mr. Kirakossian's speech and
    the subsequent discussion was on recent developments in and around the
    South Caucasus, especially improvements in Armenia-Turkey relations.

    "I am very happy that Mr Kirakossian is explaining the situation here
    in Brussels because people here need to understand that we are in a
    historic window of opportunity. The EU needs to use all its means to
    encourage Turkey to ratify the protocols or this historic opportunity
    to solve one of the Caucasus disputes with diplomatic means will soon
    be lost forever." said EuFoA Secretary General Dr Michael Kambeck.

    "The ratifications are in the interest of Armenia, Turkey, the EU
    and everyone who seeks peace and stability in the South Caucasus.

    President Gul should not hide behind his parliament, because everyone
    knows that he has a huge majority in his parliament", he added.

    EuFoA suggests that both countries fix a date to ratify the
    protocols on one day, with prior test votes insuring a majority in
    both chambers. EuFoA furthermore seeks an involvement of the EU to
    supervise and guarantee the correct implementation of the protocols
    - so far no such guarantor exists and the texts could be open to
    interpretations after ratification.

    Deputy Minister Kirakossian was directly involved in recent talks
    between Armenia and Turkey and he informed about the current status of
    the rapprochement process and possible next steps. He explained why
    Armenia sees the Turkey-Armenia rapprochement as a unique process,
    which should not be linked to the resolution of other conflicts in
    the region, as this essentially would render all linked issues to be
    unsolvable. Views were widely shared by participants that the issue
    of the Armenia-Turkey rapprochement and the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh
    need to be addressed totally separately, EuFoA said in a press release.
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