International institutions, specifically PACE, alter position on March 1, 2008 events, an Armenian oppositionist said.

“European institutions suppose that the RA leadership involved the army in the resolution of domestic issues,” <b>Davit Shahnazaryan</b>, representative of the Armenian National Congress, told reporters in Yerevan on Thursday.

Commenting on the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement, he said the process was initiated by Russia, which “targeted signing of protocols but not opening of the border.” “Presently, the international community compels Armenia to sign the Protocols first,” Shahnazaryan said.

As to Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, he said Russia either wants to change the format of talks or launch a separate process. “This became evident after the trilateral meeting in Sochi, when Armenian, Azerbaijanis and Russian Presidents agreed to submit proposals not the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chars but to Russia.

The <b>Protocols</b> 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.

The <b>conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan</b> broke out in 1988, as result of the ethnic cleansing the latter launched in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions is now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.