Breaking News! See Video. Sarkisian Says Yerevan Considering Recall of Turkey-Armenia Protocols UNITED NATIONS—Speaking at the UN General Assembly Wednesday, President Serzh Sarkisian hinted that official Yerevan is considering the recall of the Turkey-Armenia Protocols since Turkey continues to insist on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict in favor of Azerbaijan as a precondition for ratifying the documents. “Ankara declares publicly that it will ratify those Protocols only if Armenians cede Nagorno-Karabakh—Independent Artsakh–to Azerbaijan. In Armenia and Artsakh ordinary people often just retort to such preconditions: ‘To hell with your ratification,’” said Sarkisian. “This vernacular phrase concentrates the age-old struggle of the entire nation, and it unequivocally explains to those who attempt to bargain the others’ homeland that the motherland is sacrosanct, and they had better stay away from us with their bargain. It is in these circumstances that currently the official Yerevan is seriously considering the issue of recalling the Armenian-Turkish Protocols from the parliament.” In his remarks, Sarkisian also addressed the international crisis posed by ISIS, and remarked that on Armenia’s Independence Day, ISIS forces destroyed the St. Mary’s Armenian Church in Der Zor, which served as a memorial to the 1.5 victims of the Armenian Genocide. He also chastised the international community for allowing Azerbaijan to advance its anti-Armenian and war rhetoric. asbarez/127263/sarkisian-says-yerevan-considering-recall-of-turkey-armenia-protocols/
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:08:34 +0000
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