All countries in the world supported Armenia-Turkey reconciliation process with one exception: Azerbaijan, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said in an interview with the Austrian Der Standard.

“I don‘t think they were right. The normalization of the relations could have been beneficial not only for Turkey and Armenia, but for the whole region. And Azerbaijan is a part of this region”, Nalbandian said commenting on a question to what extent Azerbaijan had sabotaged normalization between Armenia and Turkey.  

Commenting on a possibility to revive the reconciliation process, the Armenian FM said there is only one way, not several. “We have signed the protocols, we have to ratify and implement them – without any preconditions according to the principle of pacta sunt servanda,” he stressed.

Asked whether it is possible once the parliamentary elections are over in Turkey, Nalbandian replied there will be other elections again. “If you look for a reason to postpone the ratification you can always find one. I think the Turkish society today is more   supportive for normalization on the one hand, and on the other hand are more receptive about the past. The start of negotiations and the signing of the protocols opened new windows. For the first time on 24th of April last year, the people gathered in the Turkish cities to commemorate the day of the Armenian Genocide. More than 30.000 Turkish citizens signed the petition asking for forgiveness from the Armenian people,” Nalbandian added.