Protocols submitted on August 31 were prepared back in March. They served as a source for Basic Principles publicized on April 23, said Hovhannes Igityan , board member of Pan-Armenian National Movement and former Head of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. The original version of a document which has full legal effect is available in two copies. The initial variant, according to speaker, was written in English and then translated into Armenian and Turkish. "Normalization of Armenian-Turkish is a process dictated from abroad. The document was elaborated by US State Department. Armenian-Turkish rapprochement and Karabakh conflict settlement are dealt with by one and the same person," activist said, stressing that the main threat of two documents consisted in their interpretation.

Igityan also criticized the Protocol clauses on setting up historical commission dealing with Armenian Genocide. According to him, the issue bears no relationship to Armenian-Turkish border opening.