A protest rally was organized by Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun in Yerevan, against ratification of the Protocols for normalization of Turkish-Armenian diplomatic relations in Armenia. Yerevan, Armenia, 16/10/2009.
A protest rally was organized by Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun in Yerevan, against ratification of the Protocols for normalization of Turkish-Armenian diplomatic relations in Armenia.
The protesters were demanding for the issue to be heard in the Constitutional Court, and if the Court does not recognize it as unconstitutional, it should not be ratified in the Parliament after the discussions. In case it will still be ratified, Dashnaktsutyun will demand change of authorities.
The protocols were signed on October 10 in Zurich, Switzerland. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner made special trips to demonstrate their countries’ support of the signings.
With ratification by parliaments of both countries expected, the result would mean that within two months borders between Armenia-Turkey would be opened for the first time since Turkey closed them in 1993.
Photographer: Davit Hakobyan / PanARMENIAN Photo
