YEREVAN. – A whole range of issues, including the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, affect the ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols, said a Turkish delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) held in Yerevan.

MP Ismail Safi told the journalists on Wednesday that another obstacle to ratification is activities of the Armenian Diaspora.

“There are other problems as well. It should be reviewed as a whole and only then the issue may be settled. Turkey, Armenia and other states are likely to participate in the final stage, while the PABSEC may serve as a platform for talks. I wish that relations between our states got normalized finally,” the Turkish MP said.

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.