“The Armenian-Turkish process is over for Turkey and for the international community, and it is only the Armenian authorities that are seeking to ease the impact of what they have done,” David Shahnazaryan, a member of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), told reporters. He pointed out that the Armenian authorities have come to realize the result of their adventurist policy – that they have been deceived.

“The Armenian-Turkish and Nagorno-Karabakh problems were are and a package. In the Nagorno-Karabakh process, the Armenian side is consistently retreating. The processes within the OSCE Minsk Group will speed up in the immediate future,” Shahnazaryan said.

As to when a framework agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh will be signed, Shahnazaryan said it is a procedural issue – whether a framework agreement will be signed or a verbal arrangement will be reached.

“As regards the timeframe, if the process develops this way, it is a matter of months. I thing can be said for sure: no change will be made in six of the principles published by the leaders of the co-chairing states. According to the information at my disposal, there are 14 principles,” Shahnazaryan said.

As regards official statements that the United States will recognize the Armenian Genocide if Turkey fails to ratify the Armenian-Turkish protocols by next March or April, Shahnazaryan said that it is nothing but a confession of their bargain over the Armenian Genocide. He also said that it is a delusion to think that the United States may recognize the Armenian Genocide – the U.S. will never want to have a second anti-American state in the region.

T.P.