Armenian-Turkish process can’ be seen through rose-colored glasses

April 1, 2010 - 18:02 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian-Turkish process in recent months has become very complicated within recent months, significantly more complicated, Felix Stanevsky head of the Caucasus department at the Institute for CIS countries told to PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to him, the normalization process of Armenian-Turkish relations became complicated after the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the Armenian Genocide Resolution 252.

Referring to a possible tripartite meeting of Armenia - Obama - Erdogan in Washington, Stanevsky said that one meeting cannot solve the problem.

"After that meeting the Armenian-Turkish process may have a progress and may not. In any case, the U.S. is interested in the progress, and even if no progress is recorded they will pretend it is," Stanevsky said, adding that the current situation in the Armenian-Turkish relations cannot be seen through pink glasses. He said the planned meeting is also associated with the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

The Armenian-Turkish Protocols

The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of the 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, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia found the protocols conformable to the country’s Organic Law.

Commenting on the CC ruling, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that “it contains preconditions and restrictive provisions which impair the letter and spirit of the Protocols.” ”The decision undermines the very reason for negotiating these Protocols as well as their fundamental objective. This approach cannot be accepted on our part. Turkey, in line with its accustomed allegiance to its international commitments, maintains its adherence to the primary provisions of these Protocols. We expect the same allegiance from the Armenian government,” the Ministry said.