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Under the title Protocols out of the agenda the daily Aravot writes that expert of the Armenian Center for Political and International Research Ruben Mehrabyan, commenting on withdrawal of Armenian-Turkish protocols from the agenda, said, “Their being or not being in the agenda did not play any special role in political processes. I have repeatedly said that by Armenian-Turkish protocols Turkey received what it wanted, that is – a process. And Armenia, wishing a result, did not get it”. Ruben Mehrabyan thinks that after confirmation of the new agenda, Turkey will in all appearances return the protocols to the agenda. “Their complete withdrawal will not give anything to Turkey, as by keeping it in the agenda and not bringing up for discussion it gains a tool for external use. This or that way the protocols did not mean anything in the big agenda.
Under the title Mayor receives Mont Real delegation the daily Hayastani Hanrapetutyun writes that Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan received the delegation of Montreal, Canada, within the framework of the 5th Pan-Armenian Games. Expressing gratitude for warm reception, head of the delegation, businessman and philanthropist Poghos Paul Gishyan handed to Karen Karapetyan the letter of Montreal Mayor Gerald Trembley, which reaffirmed once again the strengthening of friendly ties between the two towns directed toward development of long lasting relations.
Under the heading Georgia sells our property the daily Aravot writes that Georgia intends to sell the gas pipeline passing by its territory, forgetting that Armenia, too, has claims related to the gas pipeline within the framework of investments made for it in time.
The speech is about over 20 mln USD, which has been invested in the system of Georgian gas pipeline in the midst of 1990. Though the issue on formulating the mentioned investments as debts has been repeatedly discussed in 1995-1998 at the joint intergovernmental committees of the two countries, the issues has not been solved up today.