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TURKISH FM: YEREVAN DOES NOT SHOW FAVORABLE INTENDS TOWARDS TURKEY-ARMENIA PROTOCOL
Trend
Feb 9 2010
Azerbaijan
Turkish Foreign Minister said that Armenia does not show favorable
intends towards realization of the Ankara-Yerevan protocols.
"Armenia does not show positive position towards the Turkey-Armenia
protocols," he told Trend News.
Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers Ahmet Davutoglu and Edward
Nalbandian signed the Ankara-Yerevan protocols in Zurich Oct. 10.
Turkey and Armenia in the talks mediated by Switzerland reached an
agreement to launch "internal political consultations" on Aug. 31
to sign the "Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
and Protocol on the Development of Bilateral Relations," the Turkish
Foreign Ministry reported.
Jan.12, 2009, the Armenian Constitutional Court approved the
compliance of the Ankara-Yerevan protocols with the Armenian
Constitution. However, after the approval the court reported that
creation of a joint commission to study the 1915 events is unnecessary
and Armenian will never refuse from the demand to recognize the
genocide.
Davutoglu said he expressed his concern over the Armenian
Constitutional Court's amendments to the protocols during his meeting
with his Armenian Counterpart in London.
"The Armenian Constitutional Court's decision is not constructive
and following these changes the relations between the two countries
again back to the past level," he added.
He said if Armenia does not refuse its non-constructive position and
if Ankara considers that the normalization process develops not in
right way, then the process can not continue.
Regarding upcoming submission of the so-called 'Armenian genocide'
for consideration by the U.S Congress's International Relations
Commission Chairman Howard Berman March 4, Davutoglu said that raising
this issue Armenia obstacles the normalization process.
Trend
Feb 9 2010
Azerbaijan
Turkish Foreign Minister said that Armenia does not show favorable
intends towards realization of the Ankara-Yerevan protocols.
"Armenia does not show positive position towards the Turkey-Armenia
protocols," he told Trend News.
Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers Ahmet Davutoglu and Edward
Nalbandian signed the Ankara-Yerevan protocols in Zurich Oct. 10.
Turkey and Armenia in the talks mediated by Switzerland reached an
agreement to launch "internal political consultations" on Aug. 31
to sign the "Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
and Protocol on the Development of Bilateral Relations," the Turkish
Foreign Ministry reported.
Jan.12, 2009, the Armenian Constitutional Court approved the
compliance of the Ankara-Yerevan protocols with the Armenian
Constitution. However, after the approval the court reported that
creation of a joint commission to study the 1915 events is unnecessary
and Armenian will never refuse from the demand to recognize the
genocide.
Davutoglu said he expressed his concern over the Armenian
Constitutional Court's amendments to the protocols during his meeting
with his Armenian Counterpart in London.
"The Armenian Constitutional Court's decision is not constructive
and following these changes the relations between the two countries
again back to the past level," he added.
He said if Armenia does not refuse its non-constructive position and
if Ankara considers that the normalization process develops not in
right way, then the process can not continue.
Regarding upcoming submission of the so-called 'Armenian genocide'
for consideration by the U.S Congress's International Relations
Commission Chairman Howard Berman March 4, Davutoglu said that raising
this issue Armenia obstacles the normalization process.