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    Armenian Political Coalition Makes Joint Statement On Armenia-Turkey Protocols

    Panorama.am
    22/04/2010

    The political boards of the parties represented in the political
    coalition of the National Assembly - Armenian Republican Party,
    Prosperous Armenia Party, Orinats Yerkir - came forth with a joint
    statement today, which runs as follows:

    "Over the past two years the President of the Republic of Armenia,
    supported by the political majority of the National Assembly, has
    taken consistent steps towards establishment and development of
    Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions. The United States,
    the Russian Federation, France and Switzerland have greatly backed
    the process. Many countries worldwide have positively assessed
    the initiative, emphasizing its exceptional importance for the
    establishment of stability in the region and solution of the existing
    conflicts through civilized dialogue.

    The constructive efforts of the Armenian side and the expectations
    of the international community faced Turkey's inconsistent policy of
    evasion and preconditions, which brought the process of ratification
    of the Armenian-Turkish protocols, signed in Zurich, October 10,
    2009, within a reasonable timeframe into a deadlock.

    The political majority of the National Assembly considers unacceptable
    the statements of the Turkish side, namely Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
    Erdogan, trying to link the ratification of the protocols by Turkey
    to the settlement of the Karabakh issue.

    At the same time, taking into consideration the refusal of the Turkish
    side from its commitment to ratify the protocols without preconditions
    and within a reasonable timeframe makes the continuation of the process
    over their ratification in the Armenian National Assembly pointless at
    this stage, the coalition considers it proper to suspend the process
    and withdraw the issue from the agenda of the four-day sittings
    until the Turkish side is ready to continue the process without
    preconditions," information department of the Armenian National
    Assembly reported.
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