Zurich sees crowded protest against RA-Turkish Protocols

October 10, 2009 - 20:41 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A big crowd in Zurich is participating in a protest against Armenian-Turkish Protocols. Some people holding posters have gathered near the town's university where Protocol signing will take place, a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reports from Zurich.



At 8:00 p.m., Armenian and Turkish FMs are expected to start signing of RA-Turkish Protocols initialed on August 31.



The documents will be very probably signed in presence Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey since Switzerland is a mediator in Armenian-Turkish negotiations. U.S. State Hillary Clinton, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Armenia's Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour and Turkey's Ambassador to Switzerland Oguz Demiralp are in Switzerland to participate in the ceremony.
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