Turkey accords ‘to stay on Armenian parliament’s agenda till 2011’
The 2009 reconciliation
accords will remain on the Armenian parliament’s agenda over the
long term despite President Serzh Sarkisian’s recent announcement
that Yerevan was suspending ratification of the documents,
Parliament Speaker Ovik Abramian was quoted by the Kavkazskiy Uzel
news website as saying.
According to him, the two protocols have been removed only from the agenda of the legislature’s sessions to take place soon.
Viktor Dallakyan, an Armenian MP, told reporters that under the parliament’s regulations, discussions on a draft law included in the long-term agenda can be postponed for a period of three parliamentary sessions at the most. Thus, the protocols may remain on agenda until the fall 2011 session, he said.
Turkey and Armenia signed protocols to establish diplomatic relations and reopen their borders in Zurich on October 10, 2009, after decades of hostility. The documents require ratification in both countries’ parliaments. Turkish officials have assured Azerbaijan, Turkey’s ally, that the protocols will not pass in the country’s parliament until progress is made in resolving the Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict. Last Thursday, the Armenian leader announced Yerevan’s decision to halt approval of the protocols but said his country "had decided not to exit the process for the time being, but rather, to suspend the procedure of ratifying the protocols."*
According to him, the two protocols have been removed only from the agenda of the legislature’s sessions to take place soon.
Viktor Dallakyan, an Armenian MP, told reporters that under the parliament’s regulations, discussions on a draft law included in the long-term agenda can be postponed for a period of three parliamentary sessions at the most. Thus, the protocols may remain on agenda until the fall 2011 session, he said.
Turkey and Armenia signed protocols to establish diplomatic relations and reopen their borders in Zurich on October 10, 2009, after decades of hostility. The documents require ratification in both countries’ parliaments. Turkish officials have assured Azerbaijan, Turkey’s ally, that the protocols will not pass in the country’s parliament until progress is made in resolving the Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict. Last Thursday, the Armenian leader announced Yerevan’s decision to halt approval of the protocols but said his country "had decided not to exit the process for the time being, but rather, to suspend the procedure of ratifying the protocols."*
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