There is a slim possibility of ratification of the Protocols on normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations by the Turkish parliament till late April, according to Alexander Iskandaryan, director of Caucasus Institute.

“Turkey is under pressure but the matter is whether the exerted leverage is strong enough to make it ratify the documents. Opposition to the protocols inside Turkey is stronger than pressure from outside,” he told a news conference in Yerevan.

At that, Mr. Iskandaryan did not rule out that Armenia can withdraw its signature in case Ankara doesn’t ratify the Protocols till late April.

As to position of superpowers, he said the US, EU and Russia are surprisingly concordant on the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement. “The superpowers apply stick and carrot policy to Ankara,” he said.

Dwelling on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Mr. Iskandaryan said there is no chance for its soonest resolution.