Ankara not to ratify Protocols until Yerevan and Baku do not sign agreement over Karabakh
Armenia has never stated about its territorial claims against Turkey at the official level, but the official Yerevan has never stated that it has no claims, Giro Manoyan , head of the Hai Dat office told a news conference in Yerevan today.
"By signing protocols on normalization of the Armenian- Turkish relations, we endanger our tomorrow's requirement. These protocols satisfy all three preconditions of Ankara, it sought to achieve since 1991, " he said.
He added, that these documents are not international agreements that require ratification by the parliaments of the two countries.
"I suppose the Armenian authorities have made such a step to to impose a burden on country's parliament. Ankara, in turn, will use this to postpone the process. That is why no specific dates for the ratification of these documents are fixed in the protocols," Giro Manoyan stressed.
He expressed confidence that the Protocols will not be ratified by the Turkish parliament untill Yerevan and Baku sign the basic principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.
"I think this process is delayed until the end of the year, since Ankara is interested in the process itself. Turkey may sign the Protocols, but to delay their ratification, " Mr. Manoyan stressed.
Responding to a question, whether it was coincidence that the promulgation of the "road map" happened the day before the April 24, and six weeks for internal consultation in Armenia and Turkey will expire on October 13 - the day of signing the Treaty of Kars, the head of "Hay Dat" stressed that this two facts could seem accidental to those people who are unfamiliar with Turkish diplomacy.
"By signing protocols on normalization of the Armenian- Turkish relations, we endanger our tomorrow's requirement. These protocols satisfy all three preconditions of Ankara, it sought to achieve since 1991, " he said.
He added, that these documents are not international agreements that require ratification by the parliaments of the two countries.
"I suppose the Armenian authorities have made such a step to to impose a burden on country's parliament. Ankara, in turn, will use this to postpone the process. That is why no specific dates for the ratification of these documents are fixed in the protocols," Giro Manoyan stressed.
He expressed confidence that the Protocols will not be ratified by the Turkish parliament untill Yerevan and Baku sign the basic principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.
"I think this process is delayed until the end of the year, since Ankara is interested in the process itself. Turkey may sign the Protocols, but to delay their ratification, " Mr. Manoyan stressed.
Responding to a question, whether it was coincidence that the promulgation of the "road map" happened the day before the April 24, and six weeks for internal consultation in Armenia and Turkey will expire on October 13 - the day of signing the Treaty of Kars, the head of "Hay Dat" stressed that this two facts could seem accidental to those people who are unfamiliar with Turkish diplomacy.
