Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at the UN General Assembly that the parliament has cancelled plans for ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols signed in 2009. Alexander Markarov, the director of the Armenian branch of the Institute of CIS Countries, explained that it was part of political moves Armenia was making on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
The political analyst noted that the region still needed open borders, especially in the light of the swift-flowing world. He added that Armenia had found other infrastructure resources and transportation corridors to solve the problem.
Political analyst Kamer Kasim noted that the protocols remained frozen at the Armenian government, though they were not violating the Constitution. He said that Turkey had added formation of a joint commission of historians to study the events in 1915 as part of the protocols, but Armenia had refused to join it. The expert explained that Turkey wanted to normalize relations with Armenia by carrying out impartial science research. He added that cancelling ratification would not affect Turkey because the protocols had never been implemented.
Opening borders was not part of the agenda of Turkey, said the analyst. The borders were open until 1993 and were closed after the occupation of the Kalbajar District. Overall, Kasim concluded that restoration of ties and opening the borders with Armenia will never happen without the deoccupation of Azerbaijani territories.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at the UN General Assembly that the parliament cancelled plans for ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols signed in 2009. Alexander Markarov, the director of the Armenian branch of the Institute of CIS Countries, explained that it was part of political moves Armenia was making on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.The political analyst noted that the region still needed open borders, especially in the light of the swift-flowing world. He added that Armenia had found other infrastructure resources and transportation corridors to solve the problem.Political analyst Kamer Kasim noted that the protocols remained frozen at the Armenian government, though they were not violating the Constitution. He said that Turkey had added formation of a joint commission of historians to study events in 1915 as part of the protocols, but Armenia had refused to join it. The expert explained that Turkey wanted to normalize relations with Armenia by making impartial science research. He added that cancelling ratification would not affect Turkey because the protocols had never been implemented.Opening borders was not part of the agenda of Turkey, said the analyst. The borders were open until 1993 and were closed after occupation of the Kalbajar District. Overall, Kasim concluded that restoration of ties and opening borders with Armenia will never happen without de-occupation of Azerbaijani territori
