The statements by incumbent Armenian authorities on their intention to correct mistakes admitted by their predecessors in foreign policy are not clear enough, chairman of the ARFD Supreme Council of Armenia Armen Rustamyan stated at a press conference.

“I do not understand how incumbent authorities can speak of intention to correct foreign policy mistakes if they repeatedly stated of pursuing their foreign policy line,” he emphasized. Meanwhile, he recalled RA former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian’s recent interview, where he refutes this thesis. “Indeed, Madrid Principles on Karabakh conflict settlement were drafted under the presidency of Robert Kocharyan and during the tenure of FM Vartan Oskanian, however were updated under Serzh Sargsyan and FM Edward Nalbandian. Hence, logically changes are not in favor of the Armenian side, as Azerbaijan not admitting Madrid principles agreed with updated version. As for the Armenia-Turkey relations, Kocharyan turned down Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s proposal on creation of joint historians’ commission,” Rustamyan said.

“However, the incumbent authorities agreed with this proposal that is stipulated by the Protocols. Although they reject any possibility of studying Armenian Genocide under Ottoman Empire by the Commission, international community considers it was created with this objective. Statements by the U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton, Swedish Foreign Minister, and other representatives of international community prove this. Henceforth, speaking of the identity of the former and incumbent ruling regimes is incorrect,” Rustamyan concluded.

L.A.