U.S. President Barack Obama intends to state again the necessity of ratifying the Armenia-Turkey Protocols signed in Zurich on October 10 as soon as possible, a high-ranking European diplomat told NEWS.am.

During his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 19, President Obama intends to voice the U.S. position: linking the ratification with other issues is fraught with a breakdown of the Armenia-Turkey normalization process, which is unacceptable. Moreover, if the voting fails in the Turkish Parliament, Erdogan may be relieved of his post, as Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s position is ratifying the protocols in the near future without any preconditions, including ones related to the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.