Under potential new circumstances, a new document is to be negotiated with Turkey.
The President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on Saturday stated the aforesaid in his address at the Munich Security Conference.
“At the times of the Cold War, Armenia was on the border of one of the two rival blocks,” he said, in particular. “Thirty years have passed since the fall of the Berlin wall, but Turkey still continues to keep the border with Armenia closed. It seems that the clock stopped ticking there.
“I am convinced that Armenia has taken all the possible measures in order to overcome that impasse. I initiated a process of normalization of the relations between Armenia and Turkey, which could have created new opportunities for both of our nations and the region at large.
“Nevertheless, the Protocols that Armenia and Turkey had signed back in 2009 remained on the paper. Turkey not only failed to ratify these documents, but also came up with preconditions that had no connection whatsoever with the Protocols. It was nothing but a failure to take advantage of the historic opportunity.
“Is Azerbaijan preventing Turkey from establishing relations with Armenia, as many are trying to convince us? No, it is not the case. The chief impediment is the lack of political will on the part of the Turkish leadership.
“I believe you may be aware that many represe...
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