YEREVAN. – There is no trend to revive Armenian-Turkish protocols, Director of Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said at a press conference on Thursday.

Noting the complex societal attitudes to the issue of normalizing relations with Armenia, especially in the context of presidential elections, the political scientist said that the protocols are frozen. As for the return of protocols to the agenda of Turkish Parliament, Iskandaryan said this as a technical question.

“Turkish parliament has many questions having been on the agenda for several decades. Turkey has problems far more important than the protocols, however, keeping them on the agenda creates the visibility of continuation in the eyes of the international community,'” said the expert.

In October 2009 Armenia and Turkey signed protocols in Zurich to normalize diplomatic relations between the states. The documents had to be ratified in both countries’ parliaments. However, in 2010 the Armenian president suspended the process due to Turkey’s non-constructive stance. Ankara set preconditions and linked the reconciliation process to resolution of the Karabakh conflict.

Turkey decided to remove the protocols from parliament’s agenda this August but then returned it in September.