Ankara may delay Protocol ratification on account of opposition's dissatisfactionSeptember 18, 2009 - 13:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Both Armenia and Turkey have unequivocal approach to Armenian-Turkish rapprochement. Turkish political forces' approach is based on the given party's ideology, Turkish Studies expert Ruben Melkonyan told a press conference in Yerevan. "Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu has already met with several political forces. Meetings clearly showed that party leaders mainly have negative attitude to Armenian-Turkish rapprochement and border opening," expert said.In his opinion, Turkish leadership is secretly elaborating the next scenario, i.e. it is delaying Protocol ratification on account of opposition's dissatisfaction. "Ankara may suspend the process unless it sees positive signs in Karabakh process. Ruling AKP party makes up majority in Parliament so ratification should be no problem. But I don't rule out the possibility that some AKP members will make tough statements to hamper ratification process," Melkonyan stressed. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |