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The protocols on establishing
relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of
Turkey were signed on October 10.
On this occasion, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
declares:
a) Consultations, which took place over the last several weeks
after the protocols were made public, although not always under
free and transparent conditions, proved that there are serious
concerns and great counteraction regarding these documents; that
the homeland and the Diaspora have the same approach to
fundamental issues concerning all Armenians. It was made clear
that the struggle for the Armenian Cause is simultaneously a
struggle for the fate and development of our independent
statehood.
b) The consultations proved that the protocols and the process
include provisions satisfying the three fundamental
preconditions which Turkey has put forth since the first days of
the independence of the Republic of Armenia. It also became
apparent that the same concerns existed in those Armenian
circles who were defending the Armenian President's policy.
c) These concerns were finally clearly expressed by the
President of the Republic of Armenia in his address to the
Armenian people on October 10. The President of Armenia
disclosed the existence of those very same dangers and
preconditions that the Dashnaktsutyun had expressed. In
particular, the President of the Republic of Armenia affirmed
that:
1. Any kind of relations with
Turkey cannot put into question the veracity of the Armenian
Genocide and the fact that the Armenian people have been
dispossessed of their homeland.
2. There exists a border issue between Armenia and Turkey.
3. The signed documents cannot in any way be related to the
resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
We are convinced that had the president expressed these
positions earlier, it could have steered the consultations
correctly and could have resulted in the refusal to sign the
protocols. At any rate, this position must guide all the
representatives of the Armenian authorities, as well as those
who defended the now-signed protocols.
d) Turkey's unconstructive position during the signing
ceremonies of the protocols is an eloquent testament that
Turkey is realizing the process in favor of accomplishing its
own preconditions, which was sufficient foundation for Armenia
to refuse to sign. The scandal that occurred during the signing
ceremony is a testament to the failure of our diplomacy in
Armenia-Turkey negotiations. The presence of the foreign
ministers of the United States, the Russian Federation, France,
the European Union and Switzerland and the efforts to ensure the
signing of the protocols at any cost is in fact pressure being
brought to bear, especially on the Republic of Armenia. We are
convinced, that Armenia should not have succumbed to those
pressures. It is equally unacceptable for the world's power
centers to exert pressure on small nations, through political,
economical or other means.
e) We are entering a new stage of the struggle following the
signing of the protocols. The new announcements being made from
Turkey are a testament to that country's objective, which is to
weaken Armenia and the Armenians and to enforce new concessions.
Under these conditions it is necessary, through all possible
means to prevent the ratification of the protocols which are a
blow to the interests of our state and nation. That objective
demands the widening and deepening of our pan-Armenian unity;
not to open the door to any expression of national discord and
to be prepared to endure potentially dangerous new developments
that await pan-national issues.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation is steadfast in its
struggle to ensure the failure of the ratification of the
protocols. For that objective, the Dashnaktsutyun will use all
political and constitutional means all the way to regime change,
if necessary.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation is appealing to the all
Armenians to arm themselves with confidence and resolve. We are
compelled to prevent the ratification of the protocols with our
combined powers and by doing so to neutralize the real dangers
threatening Armenia and the Armenians, in the name of the
Republic of Armenia, liberated Artsakh, the unity of our people
and the right of our generations to live in dignity in the
world.
ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONARY FEDERATION
12 October 2009
Yerevan
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