Armenia President: Azerbaijani factor is constant pressure on Turkey leadership

YEREVAN. թ§Չ‚-Չ€œ Unless there was a factor of Azerbaijan, Armenia-Turkey protocols would have been ratified, President Serzh Sargsyan said during թ§Չ‚-ժ“At the Foot of Araratթ§Չ‚-Թ media forum in Yerevan. (photos) Answering to Turkey’s Zaman newspaper correspondent, President Sargsyan said the factor of Azerbaijan is a constant pressure on Turkish leadership. թ§Չ‚-ժ“Several yeas ago Ilham Aliyev declared policy of isolating Armenia. He naturally takes considerable efforts for this, and response of this policy is somehow visible in Turkey,թ§Չ‚-Թ the Armenian leader added According to the President, by withdrawing the Armenian-Turkish protocols from the parliament, he թ§Չ‚-ժ“neither killed them, nor closed the window for reconciliation.թ§Չ‚-Թ թ§Չ‚-ժ“This is – not a legal act, but a political one. With this step, I would like to once again draw attention of the Turkish authorities to this fact,թ§Չ‚-Թ he added. Photo by Arsen Sargsyan /NEWS.am