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    HEARINGS ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS IN PARLIAMENT OF ARMENIA

    ArmInfo
    2009-10-01 13:01:00

    ArmInfo. Hearings on a topic "Initialed Armenian-Turkish Protocols
    and Settlement of Armenian-Turkish Relations" have started in the
    Parliament of Armenia.

    Representatives of parliamentary factions and non-parliamentary
    political forces, as well as historians, political experts and
    representatives of diplomatic missions take part in hearings.

    As Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan said in his
    speech, since gaining of independence, Armenia has always claimed
    of its readiness to establish relations with Turkey without
    preconditions. According to him, today Armenia carries out its
    aspiration: 'Armenian- Turkish relations are outside the framework
    of bilateral interstate relations and include moral, psychological,
    historical and other aspects'. The minister recalled that Turkey has
    always shown a pro-Azerbaijani stance, however, there is no mention
    of the Karabakh settlement as a precondition in the Protocols. Along
    with it, E. Nalbandyan specially emphasized that no preconditions exist
    in the process of settlement of the Armenian-Turkish relations. 'The
    fact of the Armenian Genocide is not prejudiced in this process, and
    the Karabakh conflict is in no way connected with the Armenian-Turkish
    process', Armenian FM emphasized. The minister added that the president
    of Armenia has multiply officially claimed that Armenia does not
    discuss the fact of the Armenian Genocide and does not endanger its
    international recognition.

    According to E. Nalbandyan, the Genocide issue is considered not in
    the context of the Armenian-Turkish relations but from the viewpoint
    of universal values. Nalbandyan also said that the viewpoint, saying
    the Genocide becomes just an issue of bilateral relations and looses
    its panhuman meaning, is artificial.

    In his turn, parliament Chairman Hovik Abrahamyan said the current
    stage of the Armenian- Turkish relations is a critical. He hailed the
    active foreign policy of Armenia. 'This is important for both parties
    and requires a political will both by Armenia and Turkey. We must
    understand the tricks of the Turkish party for the Armenian-Turkish
    relations issue not to be discussed in the context of the Armenian
    Genocide and Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement', H. Abrahamyan said.
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