U.S. urges Turkey, Armenia to fulfill commitments
US State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said
Monday both Turkey and Armenia should take steps to "fulfill the
commitments that they had made".
Reminded by a journalist about a recent decision of the Armenian Constitutional Court on the protocols signed by Turkey and Armenia and what US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thought on the issue, Crowley said Clinton and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had spoken over the phone on Friday.
"They did talk about this and other issues. Our position in private remains our position in public, that stemming from the agreement between Turkey and Armenia late last year, it is important that both sides take steps to fulfill the commitments that they've made. Obviously we understand that this involves actions with the executive branch of each country, working with their respective legislatures, and we will continue our conversations with both Turkey and Armenia, to encourage them to ratify the agreement that was reached late last year," Crowley said.
Turkey and Armenia face decades of enmity. On October 10, 2009, the two governments signed two protocols to establish diplomatic relations and reopen their borders, in a bid to normalize their strained relations. On January 19, Armenia’s Constitutional Court upheld the October 2009 accord, but leveled certain pre-conditions, which angered Ankara.*
Reminded by a journalist about a recent decision of the Armenian Constitutional Court on the protocols signed by Turkey and Armenia and what US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thought on the issue, Crowley said Clinton and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had spoken over the phone on Friday.
"They did talk about this and other issues. Our position in private remains our position in public, that stemming from the agreement between Turkey and Armenia late last year, it is important that both sides take steps to fulfill the commitments that they've made. Obviously we understand that this involves actions with the executive branch of each country, working with their respective legislatures, and we will continue our conversations with both Turkey and Armenia, to encourage them to ratify the agreement that was reached late last year," Crowley said.
Turkey and Armenia face decades of enmity. On October 10, 2009, the two governments signed two protocols to establish diplomatic relations and reopen their borders, in a bid to normalize their strained relations. On January 19, Armenia’s Constitutional Court upheld the October 2009 accord, but leveled certain pre-conditions, which angered Ankara.*
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