The fact that Turkish authorities are cooking up any excuse not to ratify the Protocols of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations is undeniable, statement of the Forum of Armenian Association of Europe – FAAE received by PanARMENIAN.Net says.
"Turkish leaders avoide the ratification of the Protocols. FAAE calls on international organizations interested in Armenian-Turkish reconciliation to draw attention to this fact,'' the statement says. According to FAAE, Turkey wishing to join the European Union must prove that it redeems its promise to adhere to democratic values and international norms.
Forum Armenian Unions of Europe (FAAE) was founded in March 2003 to coordinate activities of the Armenian communities of Eastern and Central Europe. Ashot Grigoryan, head of the Armenian community in Slovakia is a chairman of FAAE.
The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation. On January 12, 2010, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia found the protocols conformable to the country’s Organic Law.
Turkey-EU: Turkey began full membership negotiations with the European Union in 2005, having been an associate member of the EEC since 1963, and having reached a customs union agreement in 1995.
