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EDWARD NALBANDYAN: WE ARE READY TO GO FORWARD IF TURKEY AGAIN BE READY FOR NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITHOUT PRE-CONDITIONS
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 20, 2010
YEREVAN
Armenia's steps over the Armenian-Turkish relations will depend on the
coming developments, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said
at the National Assembly today in response to the question of member
of the "Heritage" faction Armen Martirosyan whether it is possible
that in 2011 the Armenian-Turkish protocols be withdrawn from the
big agenda of the parliament and Armenia recalls its signature from
that documents. "Our steps will depend on future developments and
what they will be I cannot say," Edward Nalbandyan said.
During the session of the Foreign Relations Standing Committee of the
NA where the 2011 foreign ministry's budget was discussed Nalbandyan
once again reminded Armenia's position in the Armenian-Turkish issue.
"We have stated many times that we are ready to go forward if Turkey
again be ready for normalization of relations without pre-conditions,"
Mr Nalbandyan said, adding that corresponding developments will follow
this or that decisions of Turkey.
According to him, the Armenian-Turkish process was rather complicated
and "while starting it we really had a frank wish to normalize
relations with Turkey." "We exerted all the possible efforts for
moving the process forward. We reached arrangements, registered them
in protocols that were signed. Armenia was ready to continue the
process, implement all that was agreed between the parties and our
stance corresponded to the one of the international community. UN
Secretary General Pan ki-Moon stated that the protocols must be
ratified without pre-conditions and the arrangements be implemented
during sensible timeframe. The same was the position of the USA, EU,
RF," Nalbandyan said.
In his opinion, what Armenia got from the Armenian-Turkish process was
that today Armenia is a understandable partner for the international
community.
Edward Nalbandyan reiterated that the issue on recognition of the
Armenian Genocide remains one of the priorities of Armenia's foreign
policy. "We seek the continuation of the process of international
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. During the Armenian-Turkish
reconciliation process we told the Turkish side and the public that
Armenia will never put under doubt the fact of the Armenian Genocide
and the importance of its international recognition," the foreign
minister said.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
OCTOBER 20, 2010
YEREVAN
Armenia's steps over the Armenian-Turkish relations will depend on the
coming developments, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said
at the National Assembly today in response to the question of member
of the "Heritage" faction Armen Martirosyan whether it is possible
that in 2011 the Armenian-Turkish protocols be withdrawn from the
big agenda of the parliament and Armenia recalls its signature from
that documents. "Our steps will depend on future developments and
what they will be I cannot say," Edward Nalbandyan said.
During the session of the Foreign Relations Standing Committee of the
NA where the 2011 foreign ministry's budget was discussed Nalbandyan
once again reminded Armenia's position in the Armenian-Turkish issue.
"We have stated many times that we are ready to go forward if Turkey
again be ready for normalization of relations without pre-conditions,"
Mr Nalbandyan said, adding that corresponding developments will follow
this or that decisions of Turkey.
According to him, the Armenian-Turkish process was rather complicated
and "while starting it we really had a frank wish to normalize
relations with Turkey." "We exerted all the possible efforts for
moving the process forward. We reached arrangements, registered them
in protocols that were signed. Armenia was ready to continue the
process, implement all that was agreed between the parties and our
stance corresponded to the one of the international community. UN
Secretary General Pan ki-Moon stated that the protocols must be
ratified without pre-conditions and the arrangements be implemented
during sensible timeframe. The same was the position of the USA, EU,
RF," Nalbandyan said.
In his opinion, what Armenia got from the Armenian-Turkish process was
that today Armenia is a understandable partner for the international
community.
Edward Nalbandyan reiterated that the issue on recognition of the
Armenian Genocide remains one of the priorities of Armenia's foreign
policy. "We seek the continuation of the process of international
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. During the Armenian-Turkish
reconciliation process we told the Turkish side and the public that
Armenia will never put under doubt the fact of the Armenian Genocide
and the importance of its international recognition," the foreign
minister said.
From: A. Papazian