  Davit Shahnazaryan: Armenian parliament should ratify protocols firstOctober 16, 2009 - 15:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Statements that Armenia should ratify the Protocols after to Turkey are erroneous, according to member of Armenian National Congress (ANC) Davit Shahnazaryan.Ratifying the Protocols first, Turkey will prove that it is ruling the process while Armenia reacts only," he told a news conference on Friday. "Armenia should ratify the Protocols first, as time constraints will deprive Turkey of the chance to link normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations to Nagorno Karabakh process. If the Armenian parliament doesn't take action, it will mean that the republic's leadership agreed to Turkey's terms," he said. Commenting on Karabakh process, Mr. Shahnazaryan said that as far as he knows Armenia and Azerbaijan are to sign a framework agreement by the yearend.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
