Armenian FM Warns Turkey Against Dead-End Rapprochement Steps

ARMENIAN FM WARNS TURKEY AGAINST DEAD-END RAPPROCHEMENT STEPS

PanARMENIAN.Net
July 12, 2012 – 15:01 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – For 97 years, Turkey has been avoiding serious
steps to normalize ties with Armenia and face its history, Armenian
Foreign Minister said.

As Edward Nalbandian stated during a news conference with OSCE
Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, “if the Turkey continues with
this line of action for the next 3 years, suggesting useless steps,
the result is well-known.”

The Foreign Minister further commented on recent remarks by his Turkish
counterpart. According to Ahmet Davutoglu’s statement, on the threshold
of 100th anniversary of the Genocide, the official Ankara initiated
a 3-step plan, including work with Armenian Diaspora, development of
a new document and a new, subtler diplomacy with Armenia. However,
to make the plan possible, Armenia must “pull troops from a part of
Azeri territories,” Davutoglu said.

“In contrast to Ankara suggestions, the international community is
suggesting another 3-step plan: ratification of Turkish-Armenian
Protocols without preconditions, the document implementation and
refusal from attempts to link rapprochement with Karabakh conflict
settlement or interfere with the issue,” Armenian official said.