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    VARDAN KHACHATRYAN: BORDER OPENING WILL INCREASE TURKEY'S INFLUENCE ON ARMENIA

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    16.09.2009 17:09 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey's pressure will bring Armenian authorities
    face to face with new challenges, and the greatest disadvantage is
    that not all forces represented in Armenia's political domains are
    involved in the process, MP Vardan Khachatryan told a press conference
    in Yerevan. He did not rule out possibility of Armenian political
    forces' being unaware of agreements between parties.

    "Turkey will seriously benefit by those Protocols. One of its principal
    achievements will be the possibility of being involved in Karabakh
    settlement process," Vardan Khachatryan said, adding that such step
    will make Turkey a serious stakeholder in the region.

    Opening of Armenian-Turkish border will increase Turkey's influence
    on Armenia, parliamentarian finds. "It is necessary to realize that
    any provocation may lead to closing of Armenian-Turkish border,"
    he stressed.

    He also commented upon ARFD's protest against Protocols, saying
    that such actions should awaken vigilance in Armenian society. "The
    protest should warn Armenian people of dangers related to signing
    Armenian-Turkish Protocols," NA parliamentarian said.

    On September 15, ARFD Dashnaktsutyun started a rally and hunger
    strike near Foreign Ministry and Government buildings as sign of
    protest against Protocols on Normalization of Armenian-Turkish
    relations. Protesters were holding posters which read, "No
    Preconditions!", "No Acceptance, No Concessions, Protest!". There
    was also a stand containing ARFD's demands proposed to be included
    in Armenian-Turkish Protocols.

    Initially 24 individuals, including ARFD's youth wing representatives
    and Supreme Body members were reported on hunger strike.
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