YEREVAN. – The United States worked closely with Armenia and Turkey on protocols and actively support reconciliation, Ambassador John Heffern told reporters on Tuesday.

The diplomat said U.S. hope that once protocols will be ratified and implemented by both sides.

Ambassador believes Armenia-Turkey protocols will have positive influence on both states, not only on Armenia, but Turkey as well.

In October 2009 Armenia and Turkey signed protocols in Zurich to normalize diplomatic relations between the states. The documents had to be ratified in both countries’ parliaments. However, in 2010 the Armenian president suspended the process due to Turkey’s non-constructive stance. Ankara set preconditions and linked the reconciliation process to resolution of the Karabakh conflict. Finally Turkey decided to remove the protocols from parliament’s agenda.