April 25, 2009 - 16:54 AMT
ARF Dashnaktsutyun will brief RA President on his position on Armenian-Turkish relations
If Yerevan and Ankara truly reached an agreement over route map, ARF Dashnaktsutyun being a coalition member feels defrauded, Head of Hay Dat Bureau Kiro Manoyan told a news conference in Yerevan. Kiro Manoyan stressed that if the route map agreement had actually been concluded, its contents have to be publicized.

MFA statement did not say the parties actually singed the route map agreement. Turkish media has already published the route map, which reminds of a several-points agreement, rather than route map, Manoyan noted.

According to Kiro Manoyan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan made it clear in his statements that Turkey will continue negotiations with Armenia but will not sign any agreement unless NKR issue is settled. This means Ankara still sets preconditions. "Football diplomacy term will be completed in October 2009. If Armenian President does not visit the return football match, it will become clear that Armenian-Turkish relations are up against a deadlock," Hay Dat Bureau Head noted.