Turkish National Security Council failed to discuss the Protocols on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Armenia and Turkey at its Feb. 19 sitting.

The Council discussed the policy of struggling against Kurdish rebels, as well as Cyprus and Greece issues.

The meeting lasted for 4 hours and a half, whereupon the participants arrived at Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s residence and had a short meeting with him.

Turkish media report that the Council was to discuss the Armenian-Turkish protocols at its Feb. 19 sitting.

L.A.