The chairman of Foreign Relations Committee of the Turkish Parliament Murat Mercan, stated that Armenia-Azerbaijan relations should be developed before a debate on Protocols is launched in the parliament, Hurriyet reports, referring to Anatolia News Agency.

“We are all eager to bring the protocols to the committee and the Parliament floor, and we do want to see a normalization in relations, but at this time it would be in vain to debate the issue that is highly likely to be revoked by the committee,” Hurriyet quotes Mercan.

According to Turkishny website, Mercan also said, “As a Committee chairman I can include Protocols in agenda, however if they are revoked, a number of complex issues will emerge. Turned down protocols should be returned to the government to be discussed once again and sent back to our committee. My goal is to avoid such developments, and have critical steps taken in Azerbaijan- Armenia conflict. Unless it happens, I consider placing of Protocols on the agenda incorrect.”

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