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10 Reasons Why Turks Won't Allow the Ratification of the Protocols

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  • 10 Reasons Why Turks Won't Allow the Ratification of the Protocols

    1) Despite repeated announcements by Gul, Erdogan, and Davutoglu that the resolution of the Artsakh conflict is a precondition for the ratification of the protocols, the United States, Russia, the European Union, as well as Armenia have repeatedly pointed out that there is no such stipulation in the protocols. In addition, they have counseled against linking the two issues or holding hostage the negotiations on the Artsakh conflict to the ratification of the protocols. Armenia has steadfastly refused to link the protocols to the Artsakh issue.

    2) There is no truth to the Turkish claim that the protocols would put an end to Armenia's pursuit of genocide recognition and its acknowledgment by third countries. It is also untrue that the protocols would set up a mechanism for the study of the Armenian Genocide. In fact, the protocols have triggered renewed efforts by Armenians in recent weeks to seek acknowledgment of the genocide by the British, Bulgarian, Israeli, and Swedish Parliaments. Moreover, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has scheduled a vote on the Armenian Genocide resolution on March 4. A similar resolution is pending in the U.S. Senate.

    3) Contrary to Turkish assertions, the "historical commission" mentioned in the protocols would serve not as a genocide review board, but as a platform for Armenia to present demands for restitution from Turkey.

    4) The Turkish claim that the protocols would end Armenian territorial demands is belied by the fact that no mention is made of any past treaty that requires Armenia to renounce such rights. Rather than abandoning Artsakh or Western Armenia, Armenian President Sarkisian raised for the first time in his last week remarks the depopulation of the Armenian region of Nakhichevan, after Soviet authorities relinquished it to Azerbaijan.

    5) Armenia and the major powers have rejected Turkish demands that the Armenian Constitutional Court "correct" its Jan. 12, 2010 ruling that limited Turkey's exaggerated interpretations of the protocols. The Court insisted that the pursuit of genocide recognition cannot be abandoned, and Artsakh's status cannot be negotiated with Turkey due to the bilateral nature of the protocols.

    6) Turkish leaders have no reason to protest against the Armenian Court's reference to the Preamble of the Constitution on pursuing the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. This Preamble is based on Article 11 of Armenia's Declaration of Independence which has existed since 1990, long before Turkey first opened its border with Armenia. Indeed, Turkey's leaders were well aware of this provision before signing the protocols in 2009.

    7) Turkish officials have falsely stated that the protocols acknowledge the Treaty of Kars of 1921, which Soviet Armenia was forced to sign. There is no reference to the Kars Treaty in the protocols. Furthermore, the Constitutional Court of Armenia ruled that only those treaties that have been ratified by the present Republic of Armenia are valid.

    8) Rather than achieving its lofty objective of "zero-problems with neighbors," the Turkish government, by signing the protocols, has created a serious rift with neighboring Azerbaijan, where no problem existed before.

    9) It is noteworthy that Turkish officials have not expressed any objection to Armenia's demand that Turkey be the first to ratify the protocols. This is a humiliating imposition on Turkey as it implies—for good reason—Armenia's lack of trust in Turkey.

    10) Likewise, Turkish leaders have not responded to Armenia's threat to rescind its signature should Turkey not ratify the protocols by the end of March—one month before April 24. This is yet another humiliating imposition by Armenia on a country whose leaders espouse grandiose neo-Ottoman fantasies.

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    Re: 10 Reasons Why Turks Won't Allow the Ratification of the Protocols

    Funny how the one who imposes changed from Turkey to Armenia.

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      Re: 10 Reasons Why Turks Won't Allow the Ratification of the Protocols

      As i have been saying the government knew what it was doing all along. Either way Armenia will come out ahead from this situation.
      Hayastan or Bust.

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        from day one of the process (when Sarkisian invited Gul to Armenia from Russia) we were at least one step aheead of them. I salute the Armenian government. I just whish and hope it will remain such. but Haykakan don't underestimate the Turks. They are good in deplomacy. I donno in the near past I read from the internet i donno where where a Russian deplomat or Tsar I can't remember was saying you can beat a Turk in the battlefield but you can't beat him in deplomacy. Time to change that Armenia

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          Re: 10 Reasons Why Turks Won't Allow the Ratification of the Protocols

          I take back any protest I made against the protocols. Good job Serge Sarkissian.

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