CANADIAN ARMENIANS OPPOSED THE PROTOCOLS
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Sept 8 2009
Armenia
Representatives of Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsunyun
(ARFD), Social Democratic Hnchakyan party (SDHP) and Ramkavar-Azatakan
party of Armenia (RAPA) in Canada protested against the issued
Protocols, "Horizon" weekly of Canadian Armenians reports.
As a result of the mentioned parties’ meeting in Armenian Centre of
Toronto the following statement was released: "Provisions in the
Protocols indicate preconditions set forth by Turkey and conflict
interests of Armenia and Armenians on the whole. The project obviously
tends to prevent the restoration of historical rights and rupture
Armenians. Ratification of the Protocols by the countries’ parliaments
will be a handicap for Armenians to claim land laws as well as
recognition of Genocide (at that all achievements on the international
level will be jeopardized). In Addition, the possibilities of Armenia
to negotiate on Karabakh peace process will be limited.
This project arising out of its authors’ interests is full of
dangerous consequences for century-long struggle of Armenians for
independence. We, participants of the meeting call Armenian Government,
National Assembly and Armenian nation to refuse the project will all
preconditions and pursue the policy of preconditions’ exclusion in
normalization of bilateral relations. Turkey’s preconditions refer
to the rights of all Armenians. Today is the day of Armenian will
triumph."