“If Turkish Premier Recep Erdogan holds a meeting with RA President Serzh Sargsyan in Washington, USA, in the spirit of his recent statements, the Turkish Parliament, I think, will soon ratify the Armenian-Turkish protocols without any preconditions,” stated Naira Zohrabyan, an MP of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP). She pointed out that the Armenian side has never failed to meet its commitments since the process got under way.

“The Turkish side has repeatedly done it by trying to link the process to Nagorno-Karabakh. The European Union, United States and Russia have clearly stated that the two processes have nothing in common thereby subjecting Turkey to a stalemate. Now Turkey has to make a move,” Zohrabyan said.

“The international community set too much at stake, and the country that will fail the process will find itself in an unenviable situation. I can say for certain Armenia will not be the state,” Zohrabyan said.

As to whether the U.S. leader will manage to get the Nagorno-Karabakh problem considered separately from the Armenian-Turkish process, she said: “Many of U.S. high-ranking officials clearly stated that the two processes have nothing in common. I hope President Obama will insist on this at the Washington meeting.”

T.P.