“We support Armenia-Turkey normalization without preconditions, but unfortunately the incumbent [Armenian] authorities hold different views though stating the contrary,” Coordinator of the Armenian National Congress Levon Zurabyan told journalists in Gyumri (Armenia), NEWS.am reports.

According to him, the incumbent authorities consented for a document to set up Armenian-Turkish joint commission of historians to study “Was there a Genocide?” issue. “For us it is tantamount to renunciation of Genocide. It will have a negative impact over international recognition of Armenian Genocide, as contests the very fact,” Zurabyan declared.

“As a result the process of Genocide international recognition is suspended, as the international community is eager to see to what extent Armenia-Turkey relations will converge.” The expert also mentioned the so-called “roadmap” – a document agreed upon by Armenia, Turkey and Switzerland on April 22, 2009, that is however kept secret.

“Indeed, in order to reach an agreement, the negotiation process should not be publicized, but if there is an agreed document infolded in mystery, there can be only one explanation to it – they beware of public opinion. For the first time in the history of independent Armenia concealment of agreed document is practiced. If Armenia-Turkey normalization developed under these conditions, noone can guarantee that there is no similar document on Nagorno-Karabakh issue, also veiled in mystery” he concluded.