"Armenia has never demonstrated sincerity about normalizing relations with Turkey," the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reports today with reference to a source in the country’s foreign ministry, commenting on Sargsyan’s withdrawal from the Armenian-Turkish protocols on normalization of relations with Turkey.
"This decision is a result of internal discussions in the Armenian structures. However, we believe that this is a wrong and a failed step," 1news.az cited him.
The source noted that despite the fact that the protocols remain on the agenda of the Armenian parliament, the Armenian side has not taken further steps.
Yesterday Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan decided to withdraw the Armenian-Turkish protocols on diplomatic relations with Turkey.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries were severed in 1993, when the Armenian-Turkish border was closed on Ankara's initiative.
