Did superpowers intervene?
Parliaments of Armenia and Turkey may delay the ratification of the Protocols till next spring, thinks deputy chairman of the Armenian Republican Party (HHK) Razmik Zohrabian.
Turkey's parliament will be the first to sign the Protocols.
The HHK representative couldn't predict the outcome of the Armenian-Turkish football match. "It is more unpredictable than the Armenian-Turkish relations," he joked.
Razmik Zohrabian welcomed Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian's posture during the signing ceremony. "Nalbandian displayed his will and didn't yield to Turkey's fraudulence."
Regarding the opening of the Armenian-Turkish frontier, Razmik Zohrabian said: "The frontier opening is necessary for Armenia and its people. As for me, I can suffice with a piece of bread and cheese. Armenia's economy will boost after the border opening as we shall compete with Turkish economy. Though we are a small nation we can follow Japan's example which proved the whole world that the country is economically unmatched for superpowers."
Asked whether the frontier is being opened under the pressure of superpowers, Razmik Zohrabian answered: "It is not excluded. I wouldn't say that superpowers are almighty but the history has shown that the strong have always dictated their will to the weak. If Armenian were a mighty country it would have 340 000 square km as was during Tigran the Great's rule and not 29 000 square km."
