Ankara seeks to justify itself in the eyes of international community

PanARMENIAN.Net - It would be naïve to think that Turkey's Foreign Ministry is unaware of the contents of the Armenian Constitution and Declaration of Independence, said Ashot Avanesyan, the President of National Congress of Armenians of Ukraine.



"The statement of Turkish Foreign Ministry is nothing but an attempt to lay its own fault at someone else's door. Having found itself in a difficult situation, Ankara seeks to justify itself the eyes of international community by dragging Armenian authorities into unnecessary polemics," he said when commenting on Turkish Foreign Ministry's statement regarding the RA Constitutional Court's resolution on Protocols.



"Turkey will have to reconcile with its own history and together with Armenia find a way out of historic standstill," Avanesyan concluded, Analitika.at.ua reports.



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 decision of the Armenian Constitutional Court, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that "the decision 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.