Artsvik Minasyan: It is important that Turkish hysteria not influence Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - The approach of some political activists who are trying to diminish the decision of the RA CC is rather strange. The Turkish authorities did not think that Armenia would protect its interests, Artsvik Minasyan, MP from ARFD group told a joint press conference held with RA NA deputy from Republican Party of Armenia Gagik Melikyan in Yerevan.



According to him, the RA Constitutional Court gave only a legal assessment to the negotiations held without preconditions. "If Armenia really held negotiations with Turkey without preconditions, it would be strange if the Armenian Parliament would not introduce reservations during ratification of the Protocols,'' MP from ARFD group said.



According to him, if the negotiation process was originally designed without preconditions, then Armenia should not be afraid to defend its position.



Minasyan stressed, that does not believe that in 2010 negotiations on Armenian-Turkish relations will advance. " It is important that Turkish hysteria not influence Armenia, " Minasyan said.



Protocols on the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations have been signed on October 10, 2009 in Zurich by the foreign ministers of Armenia and Turkey, Edward Nalbandian and Ahmet Davutoglu in the presence of the foreign ministers of France, the United States, Russia and Switzerland after a series of diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation since 2007. According to the Protocols, diplomatic relations should be established between the two countries and the mutual border, closed by Turkey since 1993, should be opened. On January 12, 2010 Armenian Constitutional Court acknowledged the constituency of the Protocols.