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CHP parliamentarian Onur Oymen: Turkey must withdraw from the parliament the protocols signed with Armenia

14 January 2011 16:07 (UTC +04:00)

Istanbul. Mayis Alizadeh â€“ APA. â€œArmenia tries to get a political benefit from everything,â€ parliamentarian from Republican Peopleâ€™s Party (CHP), former Foreign Ministry undersecretary Onur Oymen told APAâ€™s Turkey bureau while commenting on Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandianâ€™s words â€œThe issue of monument will tense Turkey-Armenia relations.â€

The diplomat said art could not be made the tool for political processes.
â€œThe art must be assessed only with esthetic feelings. Armenia tries to take advantage of the opportunity. The most important item said by Nalbandian is â€“ their position on Turkey has not changed. It was known beforehand â€“ the government should have been realistic while starting the discussions. We see that the government does not know Armenia well enough. Didnâ€™t they know Armeniaâ€™s position while signing the protocols and that it would not change? This is a mistake from the very beginning and therefore it allows Armenia say so. We must establish our position strongly and Turkey must underline firmly that it will not take a step unless Azerbaijanâ€™s occupied territories are released. In this respect the protocols must be withdrawn from the parliament. Why do they keep the protocols in the parliament? Why doesnâ€™t the government withdraw the protocols? Why donâ€™t they withdraw the protocols, while the opposite side always expects concession from Turkey? No one in Turkey mentions â€œArmeniansâ€ or â€œArmeniaâ€ while discussing the monument in Kars. Why does Armenia want to get benefit from these disputes,â€ he said.