RPA: Turkey will take into account Washington’s statement on RA CC ruling

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Turkey will take into account Washington’s statement regarding the RA Constitutional Court’s ruling on Armenian-Turkish protocols, an Armenian MP said.



The United States welcomed the ruling by Armenia’s Constitutional Court late on Friday, effectively dismissing Turkey’s claims that it runs counter to the Turkish-Armenian fence-mending agreements. “We view the court decision as a positive step forward in the ratification process of the normalization protocols between Turkey and Armenia,” U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon said. “The court decision permits the protocols, as they were negotiated and signed, to move forward towards parliamentary ratification, and does not appear to limit or qualify them in any way.”



“The Constitutional Court resolved that Armenia will not give up the policy for worldwide recognition of the Armenian Genocide,” said Razmik Zohrabyan, Deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia.



As to ARF Dashnaktsutyun’s initiative to pass a bill envisaging inclusion of the RA CC rationale in the protocols, he said it will hamper the ratification process.



“If any reservation is included, Turkey will not ratify the protocols,” Zohrabyan said.