U.S. hasn't recognized Turkish Republic juridically so farMay 11, 2007 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The U.S. hasn't recognized the Turkish Republic jurudically so far. In 1918 the U.S. Senate decreed that a state which failed to fulfill the arbitration award of the U.S. President cannot be recognized," Ara Papyan, orientalist, specialist in international law and Armenia's former Ambassador to Canada told a news conference in Yerevan."It's not true that the Lausanne peaceful agreement annulled the Sevr treaty. The Armenian-Turkish border issue wasn't even discussed in Lausanne. There were two reasons for it. First, there already existed the arbitration award. Second, Armenia wasn't an element of the international law any more. Furthermore, provision 16 of the agreement reads, "Turkey renounces its claims to territories which are not marked by the Lausanne peaceful agreement as Turkish." Actually, the Lausanne agreement had restored the Sevr treaty," the Armenian diplomat said. At that Ara Papyan noted that presently the matter concerns rehabilitation of international law but not return of lands. "For Armenia it's first of all a security issue which includes demilitarization of the border zone, Turkey's abstinence from interfering into the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and Armenia's engagement into economic projects," Mr Papyan said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |