Pro Patria public movement calls for declaring November 22 a state holiday

PanARMENIAN.Net - Pro Patria national movement calls for declaring November 22 - the day of signing Woodrow Wilson's arbitral decision on Armenian-Turkish border - a state holiday, movement representative Marine Vahradyan said in Yerevan. "The day became decisive for Armenia, so we have submitted our proposal to National Assembly," she stressed.



Commenting on RA-Turkish Protocols, she said the most convincing view in that regard was expressed by Head of Modus Vivendi analytical center Ara Papyan. Sharing his position on documents, she pointed out to the inadmissibility of recognizing Armenian-Turkish border as stipulated in Kars Treaty. "The only international document on recognizing the border is US President Woodrow Wilson's arbitral decision," she stressed.



In turn, Armenian studies expert Vazgen Vahradyan said, "We have a powerful weapon to win Turkey. That's international law which favors Armenia's interests." Addressing RA-Turkish Protocols, he said Armenia doesn't need to normalize relations with Turkey because bilateral ties "are normal as it is". "Our relations with such recidivist state are deemed quite natural," he said, adding that bilateral ties normalization would be possible only in case of Turkey's recognizing Armenian Genocide and eliminating its consequences. "I don't need Turkey's apologies unless consequences of Genocide are abolished," he added.