Sargsyan's deception according to HAK
The Armenian National Congress issued a statement:
"Serzh Sargsyan's decision on "suspending the procedure" of ratifying the Turkey-Armenia Protocols apparently doesn't change the status of the procedure of ratifying the Protocols in the National Assembly. Thus, it would be more correct to not call them a decision on "suspension", but a decision on the "address" by which he expresses his in-depth frustration (deception) with the results of the so-called Turkish-Armenian "football" diplomacy.
Serzh Sargsyan's frustration is well-grounded and the reasons are the following:
1. The most significant failure of his policy is that contrary to his intentions and promises, he wasn't able to separate Turkish-Armenian relations from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.
2. As a result of the failure, the international community now views Turkish-Armenian relations and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as one issue which will be solved through one package deal.
3. Turkey recorded this fact and reached the point where from now on, the efforts of the international community-primarily the Minsk Group-will be aimed at pressuring Armenia for a speedy solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
4. Serzh Sargsyan's concession for the creation of a historical commission envisaged in the Protocols by Turkey's demand to separately normalize relations with Turkey turns out to be inappropriate and unilateral. There was no political necessity for such a morally unacceptable concession because Turkey was going to open the border even in the case of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.
5. With the proposition on the historical commission and without any compensation, Turkey got what it was working for without even the ratification of the Protocols and allowed the US to circumvent recognition of the Armenian Genocide and create difficulties for recognition.
6. Even in the case of meeting Turkey's demands for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, Serzh Sargsyan will no longer be able to reject the commission.
7. After genocide denial and no compensation, Turkey is currently continuing to succeed with the demand for the re-opening of the border in exchange for the return of Aghdam and Fizuli to Azerbaijan and, according to some data, it has already received support from the co-chair countries.
Perhaps Serzh Sargsyan feels deceived by Turkey and the international community, but what's heavier is the fact that he tricked the Armenian people. The main reason for this humiliating failure is that Serzh Sargsyan was forced to enter such diplomatic processes that allow him to receive support from the international community and strengthen his vulnerable, illegitimate governance in Armenia.
The only means for suspending this destructive process is to put an end to attempts to cling to foreign support and to undertake processes for solidarity and national consolidation which will lead to establishment of democracy and legitimate power in Armenia," as stated in the statement issued by HAK (Armenian National Congress).
