Masis Mailyan: destiny of Armenian-Turkish protocols was important topic in 2010

PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the NKR Public Council on Foreign Policy and Security Masis Mailyan said that the destiny of the Armenian-Turkish protocols was the most heatedly debated topic during the first months of 2010.

“The international interest towards the protocols ratification by the Armenian and Turkish parliaments overshadowed the Karabakh conflict settlement, despite the efforts of Baku and Ankara,” Mailyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

He recalled that the Armenian President suspended ratification of the protocols by the Armenian parliament on the eve of the Armenian Genocide commemoration day. And the Karabakh conflict settlement has again become the focus of interest of the three conflicting parties’ public and political forces.

“The NKR recognition became topical in 2010 on the background of meetings between the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents and foreign ministers. In the second half of 2010, Hay Dat structures took certain actions for the NKR’s international recognition. Specifically, a fact-finding trip of members of the European Parliament to Karabakh was organized in October 2010. Heritage parliamentary group conducted works in the Armenian parliament for Artsakh’s recognition by Armenia. Unfortunately, Armenia’s parliamentary forces have not managed to reach a consensus on such an important matter for Armenians, as recognition of Nagorno Karabakh. Legislatively fixed stance of Armenia on NKR’s stance would not leave false hopes for Azerbaijan and its protectors,” the expert said.