Armenian opposition protests against protocols produced result

PanARMENIAN.Net - Protests against Armenia-Turkey protocols will continue, said Aram Karapetyan, leader of New Times party.



"Protests actions reached two goals: Armenian authorities had to confess existence of preconditions in the protocols while world powers had to understand that the problem can't be resolved too quickly," he told reporters on Oct. 22.



Commenting on the initiative of two U.S. Senators to adopt a law recognizing the Armenian Genocide, Mr. Karapetyan said, "The U.S. administration wants to alleviate anti-American attitude among the Armenian community and at the same time to hurry Turkey with the ratification of protocols."



He also emphasized that the RA Constitutional Court is concerned about the ongoing process with Turkey.



As to ratification procedure Mr. Karapetyan remarked, "The wish to ratify Armenia-Turkey protocols through a secret vote demonstrates that the ruling parties are aware of the anti-Armenian essence of the document and want to avoid responsibility for the move."