Turkish oppositionists shocked at Clinton’s question on Armenia-Turkey ties
Politics, Daily news | ankakh | July 18, 2011 16:15
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is participating in the meeting of the Contact Group on Libya in Istanbul, met with leaders of Turkish oppositional Republican People’s Party and Kurdish “Peace and Democracy” party.
During the meeting the members of the Republican People’s party were shocked by Clinton’s question why the oppositionists spoke against the Armenian-Turkish Protocols, Hurriyet newspaper reports.
“The authorities say they do not submit Armenia-Turkey accords to parliament for ratification, as Republican People’s party speaks against it” Clinton said. The party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu was greatly surprised at the statement, saying the authorities form a majority in the parliament and they may pass the documents at any time. He stressed the Turkish authorities did not provide them information on the protocols and the Karabakh problem and they were forced to keep track of the developments through mass media.
As NEWS.am reported earlier, high-ranking officials from more than 30 countries arrived in Istanbul to participate in the meeting of Contact Group on Libya in Istanbul. Armenia-Turkey relations and Karabakh conflict are included in Clinton’s agenda.
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