YEREVAN. – The current situation with respect to the Armenian-Turkish normalization process is a result of incorrect calculations and marked pressures by the West, Armenia’s first Human Rights Defender, Larisa Alaverdyan, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.   

In her words, a clear pressure was put to the Armenian party, even when signing the Armenian-Turkish protocols.  

“Even the US political calculations came out wrong. It should be admitted that Armenia was not an active player, but rather a tool in this process,” Alaverdyan stressed.

She added that Turkey should be demanded to lift its blockade imposed upon the Armenian state, and it should recognize the precepts of international law and abide by them. 

“The international community needs to put political pressure on Turkey,” Armenia’s first ombudswoman concluded.