R. Zohrabyan, “By dragging out Armenian-Turkish protocols, Turkey tries to win dividends in Nagorno Karabakh issue”

YEREVAN, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS: In the process directed toward regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations, Turkey displays an immoral approach by not fulfilling its commitments, Deputy Chairman of the Armenian Republican Party Razmik Zohrabyan stated today at a meeting with journalists. According to him, Turkey artificially drags out the initially reached agreement on ratifying the Armenian-Turkish protocols by the parliament in a reasonable timeframe.

“It is evident for everybody that by the delay of the process Turkey tries to win dividends, particularly, in Karabakh issue. That is why that large states, particularly the USA, have started to exert pressures on Turkey,” R. Zohrabyan said. According to him, the USA has numerous levies for exerting pressures on Turkey; one of them is the adoption of the resolution on the Armenian Genocide. In response to the question whether the resolution on the Armenian Genocide will enter into the plenary session of the U.S. Congress, R. Zohrabyan noted that it depends on Turkey’s further behavior.

Referring to regulation process of Karabakh issue, R. Zohrabyan said that Nagorno Karabakh must unequivocally become a negotiation side. “I think that it is high time that the NKR becomes a negotiation side. It is a very important circumstance; it will not be right to solve the issue without participation of Karabakh,” he said. According to R. Zohrabyan, leaving Nagorno Karabakh out of the negotiation process is wrong, and must be corrected.