By Arthur Hakobyan

Alarmed by Armenian Genocide resolutions adopted in U.S. and Sweden and assuming that the process will continue Ankara restarted its regular games on the threshold of April 24.

Turks remember that last year Ankara flagged up the world community by idle talks, declaring of speedy border opening and normalization of relations with Armenia. However, time told that after the joint statement by Armenian and Turkish FMs on last April 22, all froze up including Protocols to be initialed in August end.

However, after the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs approved H. Res. 252, Turkey’s anger strangely spent itself fast. And again referring to some anonymous diplomats, Turkish media started to assure that Ankara does not link Genocide Resolution passed in the U.S. with Armenia-Turkey relations. In this context, a statement somewhat resembling a call to tolerance by Suat Kiniklioglu — AK Party Deputy Chairman and Spokesman of Foreign Affairs Committee made before arrival to Yerevan is noteworthy. It outlined a necessity to sign Armenia-Turkey Protocols emphasizing that Armenian Diaspora will advance Genocide recognition campaign in any case.

Commenting on the issue, Turkish Sabah daily says that Turkish diplomats attending the Protocols’ signing ceremony in Switzerland call the phrase “Protocols are dead” a romantic babble. According to anonymous sources, no need to worry about the documents’ ratification, as the process goes ahead by its own stream.

Meanwhile, Turkish Star notes that after Protocols’ ratification having the Karabakh conflict settled, Turkey will offer construction of Turkey-Armenia and Turkey-Armenia-Azerbaijan highway. The source reports that Turkish Economic Policy Research Foundation already informed the RA Government about this. Thus, Turkey becoming a conflicting party in Karabakh peace process has nothing short of ambitious plans. “Turkey will offer to send troops to ensure security of Lachin,” Star reads, meantime forecasting terms Armenian contingent withdrawal from Lachin and Kelbajar.

It’s time for Turkey to get that it cannot go on with deceiving international community by obsolete and threadbare techniques. This policy will assist even more the Armenian Genocide recognition internationally by other countries’ parliaments.

A.G.