Nalbandian: there is neither "silent diplomacy” nor "a second season" of Zurich

November 12, 2010 - 14:26 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The negotiations between Armenia and Turkey were finalized by the signature of the protocols, Armenian Foreign Minister said.

“There is neither "silent diplomacy”, nor "a second season" of Zurich, nor any new round of negotiations. Some of the Turkish politicians and some Turkish media outlets like to mention about it, but I do not know with whom a “silent diplomacy” is conducted,” Edward Nalbandian said when addressing the Indian Council on Foreign Relations.

“The Roman philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius’s writing, the famous Meditations was entitled "Thoughts addressed to himself”. Philosophers or some emperors probably address thoughts to themselves, but diplomats address their thoughts to other diplomats if they are looking for diplomatic solutions. The only remaining step in this long lasting process is the ratification and implementation of the Armenian-Turkish protocols without further ado. Armenia will be ready to move forward if Turkey is again ready to go ahead with the normalization process without preconditions,” he said.