Commenting on Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement on Turkey’s commitment to the letter and spirit of the Protocols, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) member Hovhannes Sahakyan said: “Turkish PM obviously talks a lot of hot-air and his target is unclear to me. If he addresses the nation, why he says Turkey is committed to the letter and spirit of the Protocols self contradicting in his speech, insisting on the linkage of Karabakh conflict settlement with the normalization process,” Erdogan said.

According to him, “If Turkey in fact adheres to the letter and spirit of the documents, what prevents Erdogan from immediate ratification of the Protocols in the Parliament? Perhaps, he fears to lose the status of Azerbaijan’s hostage.”

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