Davit Hovhannissyan says Armenian-Turkish protocols frozen because of Turkey’s interests only

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS:

The Armenian-Turkish relations have become rather controversial and it is not clear yet who negotiates and with who, professor of the Yerevan State University Davit Hovhannissyan said today at the "Through a Big Border: Prospects of Regional Development Outside of Closed Borders" round table-discussion, adding that he has never believed that the Turkish authorities may just reject the signed Armenian-Turkish protocols.

"It is wrong to think that Turkey has frozen the protocols stemming from the interests of Azerbaijan. They were frozen only stemming from interests of Turkey," Hovhannissyan assured.

Referring to the other complicated sides of the Armenian-Turkish protocols, Hovhannissyan stressed with pain that the establishment of relations between Armenia and Turkey are subordinated to other issues the protocols harm.

"They see in them further problems in Turkish-Azerbaijani, Armenian-Azerbaijani, Turkish-American relations with which they are trying to hide the main topic of discussion," the YSU professor said.

Guests from Finland, Russia, Turkey are participating in the round-table.