November 14, 2011 - 14:03 AMT
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Heritage party again demands to withdraw signature from protocols

Heritage opposition party once again called on President Sargsyan to withdraw signature from Armenian-Turkish protocols, parliamentary group leader said.

According to Stepan Safaryan, head of Heritage parliamentary group, protocols pose a threat to Armenia, fostering discussion about Turkey’s participation in Nagorno Karabakh talks.

Armenian-Turkish normalization process started on RA President Serzh Sargsyan’s initiative in fall 2008. On October 10, 2009 Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministers signed protocols expected to be ratified by parliaments of both states.

In August 2011, the protocols were removed from Turkish parliament’s agenda and were brough back in October.

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