RA CC deprived Ankara of chance to accuse Armenia of possible failure

PanARMENIAN.Net - In its conclusion, Armenia's Constitutional Court made clear-cut legal assessment on Armenia-Turkish Protocols, and it's very good it found documents conformable to Armenia's organic law, constitutional law expert Vardan Poghosyan finds.



RA CC deprived Turkey of the chance to shift the blame on Armenia in case of possible failure, he told Thursday a news conference organized jointly with Vladimir Vardanyan, Head of International Treaties Department at RA Constitutional Court.



At that, he noted that the court's decision establishes the framework of relations with Turkey since the conclusion has legally binding effect on all Armenian senior officials, including the President.



Asked by journalist whether National Assembly should make reservations to the Protocols, the expert said he saw no such necessity for that following the verdict of Constitutional Court.



Vladimir Vardanyan noted for his part that the Protocols, like any other international treaty, were not devoid of shortcomings.



"To make any changes it sis necessary to reject the existing documents and conclude new ones but that is not realistic," he said.



The protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of the common border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation.



On January 12, 2010 RA Constitutional Court found the documents conformable to Armenia's Organic Law.