Expert on Turkish studies Ruben Safrastyan, commenting on the speech of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at the Munich Security Conference, highlights the point that at the current circumstances the Armenian-Turkish protocols have lost their significance.
Expert highlights key points of President Sargsyan’s Munich speech on Armenian-Turkish relations
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 19, ARTSAKHPRESS-ARMENPRESS:Safrastyan said the Armenian President clearly stated that the Armenian-Turkish protocols, which were signed by his initiative, reflected the realities of that times, but in current conditions they have lost their significance. “This was a very important emphasis since really that protocols have lost their meaning in current conditions”, the expert said.
Ruben Safrastyan said the President in his speech very clearly noted that Armenia remains committed to normalizing the bilateral inter-state relations with Turkey without any preconditions, but the Turkish leadership, in fact, continues its ancient policy it chose against Armenia, in other words, that is the policy of preconditions. “The second key point is that it was stated that the leadership of Turkey made a decision not to normalize the relations with Armenia, but quoting Azerbaijan is just an excuse used by the Turkish leadership who do not have a desire to normalize the relations with Armenia”, Ruben Safrastyan said.
The expert also attached importance to the fact that the Armenian President stated that Armenia took a lot of steps to normalize the relations with Turkey as those who were opposing the protocols comprised large number especially in the Diaspora. However, the expert said, the Turkish side refused from these protocols.
