Larisa Alaverdyan: Armenian-Turkish process still in deadlock

PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of Heritage parliamentary group Larisa Alaverdyan said that the statements by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during his visit to Washington prove that the Armenian authorities are not going to damage relations with the Diaspora.

“However, I would like to note that the signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols has significantly effected these relations,” Mrs. Alaverdyan told a press conference in Yerevan.

She noted that Heritage questions the efficiency of the meeting between the Armenian President and Turkish Prime Minister in Washington, as “separating lines” between Armenia and Turkey were defined more clearly after it. “The meeting has not solved the current problems, to the contrary - it has alienated the parties even more,” the parliamentarian said, adding that the Armenian-Turkish process is still in a deadlock.

According to Mrs. Alaverdyan, the main reason for the postponement of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols ratification by Turkey is not the factor of Azerbaijan but rather Ankara’s inability to solve three tasks simultaneously – termination of the worldwide campaign for recognition of the Armenian Genocide, achievement of progress in the Karabakh conflict settlement and recognition of its borders by Armenia.

As for the usage of the term Genocide by Barack Obama on April 24, she said it will be in focus of U.S. electors, who expect their President to keep his election pledge.

“After April 24, the Armenian-Turkish process will continue at a very low rate. We believe that sooner or later a new process should be started,” the Secretary of Heritage parliamentary group said.

As to Azerbaijan’s threats of war, she thinks resumption of hostilities in Karabakh unlikely.