According to RFE/RL the Turkish newspaper Milliyet has reported that the protocols are scheduled to be signed on October 13. Incidentally that is the date when the Treaty of Kars, which defined the present day border between the two countries, was endorsed. Apparently history is symbolically repeating itself to the date. The agreements will most [...]
A sit-in protest and hunger strike in opposition to the protocols was initiated yesterday by the ARF-Dashnaktsutiun. So far about 75 party members are camped out in front of the government building on Republic Square. They are expected to stay on site until the date of the protocols’ signing which will be in about a [...]
I just wanted to post a link to an excellent critical assessment of the protocols presenting the legal aspects of the language used and what the implications will be for Armenia, the entire Armenian nation, and Karabagh if the protocols are ratified. It is published by the Switzerland – Armenia Association (SAA) and its assessment is [...]
Below is the full text of the second protocol slated to be signed by authorities from Turkey and Armenia in five weeks time. Many of these points seem to be repeated from the first protocol, which I criticized in my previous post. My comments appear in italics.
Protocol on Development of Relations between the Republic of [...]
To generate more discussion about the protocols that are meant to normalize relations between Armenian and Turkey, which are to be signed in about five weeks time then ratified by both Turkish and Armenian parliaments, I have taken it upon myself to list the points of the first protocol and criticize each one. The opinions [...]
Not to keep repeating myself, but nevertheless…
There’s been mixed opinions being vocalized by political parties about the agreements that are planned to be signed in the next six weeks. It is expected that two separate documents will be signed then passed on to the parliaments of both Turkey and Armenia for ratification. The Turkish Foreign [...]
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