Protocols to be ratified by Turkey either in February-March, or in a few years
07.11.2009 17:18 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ All decisions in respect to South Caucasus are made
by superpowers, not the region, the Armenian turkologist Artak
Shakaryan told a press conference in Yerevan today. In particular,
according to him, decisions over normalization of Armenia-Turkey
relations are made with permission of superpowers. "The President of
Armenia invited the Turkish president to football match in Moscow,
while the Armenian-Turkish protocols were signed in Switzerland. There
is "foreign trace" everywhere,? the Armenian turkologist said.
Open Armenian-Turkish border will have a positive impact on Armenia
only if there certain changes in tax, customs and immigration
legislation are made. Otherwise the country is not ready for the
opening of the border. "We need to establish direct contact with the
Turkish society. Turks should get information about us not through
Azerbaijani mass media," Armenian turkologist suggested.
?Ankara is not so easy to make concessions and will try to delay the
ratification process to avoid another April 24,? Artak Shakaryan said.
According to him, protocols will be ratified by Turkey either in
February-March, or in a few years. In 2011 parliamentary elections are
scheduled in Turkey. "The ratification of the protocols before
elections would be political suicide for the current authorities,?
Artak Shakaryan said.