BAKU: Armenian minister signs protocols by Lavrov’s order – report

AssA-Irada, Azerbaijan
October 12, 2009 Monday

ARMENIAN MINISTER SIGN PROTOCOLS BY LAVROVS ORDER – REPORT

Some nuances of the ceremony of signing the Turkish-Armenian protocols
on forging diplomatic ties at Zurich University were divulged.
Armenian foreign minister didnt agree to sign the protocols, but he
was forced to do that by the order of his Russian counterpart Sergei
Lavrov, according to the Kommersant newspaper. The Russian newspaper
said, when the situation became tense, Lavrov gave a note to
Nalbandian saying just sign it and go! Only after that Nalbandian
signed the protocols.

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