{"id":33611,"date":"2022-07-21T18:43:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T18:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.am\/?p=33611"},"modified":"2022-07-24T19:12:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T19:12:16","slug":"armenian-turkish-relations-forever-being-regulated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/verified\/2022\/07\/21\/33611\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenian-Turkish Relations, Forever Being Regulated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2022, the process of the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations entered an active phase. On January 14, the special envoys of the two countries, Ruben Rubinyan and Serdar K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/31654274.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">met<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Moscow, after which direct air communication between the two countries was restored. Three more meetings took place between them in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/31721230.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">February<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/am\/%D5%B0%D5%B6%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%B8%D6%80-%D6%84%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AC%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%9D-%D5%B7%D5%B8%D5%B7%D5%A1%D6%83%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%AB-%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%BB%D5%A8%D5%B6%D5%A9%D5%A1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">May<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jam-news.net\/am\/%D5%A4%D5%A5%D5%BC%D6%87%D5%BD-%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B1%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6-%D6%83%D5%B8%D6%83%D5%B8%D5%AD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">June<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Vienna. The parties announced that the final goal of the negotiations is the full settlement of relations between Armenia and Turkey. The fourth meeting of the envoys was characterized by concrete agreements reached.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to provide the opportunity for citizens of third countries to cross the Armenia-Turkey land border,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">start the implementation of direct air cargo transportation between Armenia and Turkey.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On July 11, the Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Turkey <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/31938191.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">talked on the phone<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for the first time. The launched negotiation process <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/31938437.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">was called<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a step forward by political scientists. The Armenian community of Turkey also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/31665299.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">had<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> great expectations from the negotiations. However, the previous experience in regulating relations has shown that even after many substantive agreements, the negotiations eventually reached a dead end.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media.am decided to study what stages the Armenia-Turkey negotiations have gone through since independence, when, where and how many times the high-ranking Armenian and Turkish officials met and what was the outcome of the negotiations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Levon Ter-Petrosyan<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On December 24, 1991, Turkey recognized Armenia as an independent state, and steps of cooperation were taken between the two countries. Volkan Vural, the Turkish ambassador in Moscow, even <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esiweb.org\/pdf\/esi_picture_story_-_turkish_armenian_relations_am_-_august_2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">said<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that Turkey is going to open a consulate in Yerevan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On June 2, 1992, in an interview given to the Turkish &#8220;Cumhuriyet&#8221; newspaper, RA President Levon Ter-Petrosyan stated that he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esiweb.org\/pdf\/esi_picture_story_-_turkish_armenian_relations_am_-_august_2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">wants<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to see Turkey as a friendly and partner state. &#8220;After all, we are neighbors, and our cooperation will be effective for both our countries from an economic and political point of view.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On June 14, 1992, a meeting between Ter-Petrosyan and Turkish Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aniarc.am\/2020\/10\/30\/demirel-and-armenia-1992-1993-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">took place<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Rio de Janeiro, within the framework of the environmental conference. About 2 weeks later, they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fip.am\/16093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">met<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> again in Istanbul at the signing of the final declaration of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization. On August 23 of the same year, the high-ranking Turkish delegation arrived in Yerevan, and high-level meetings were held with Armenian leaders. On October 7, State Minister Gagik Shahbazyan went to Ankara to discuss the ways to deliver grain from Turkey to Armenia, a few days later an agreement was signed in Ankara between the ministries of food of Armenia and trade of Turkey.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In April 1993, in Ankara, Ter-Petrosyan and his advisor Zhirayr Liparityan <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aniarc.am\/2020\/12\/21\/levon-ozal-1993-april-tatul-book-chapter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">participated in<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the funeral of Turkish President Turgut \u00d6zal. During that visit, Prime Minister Demirel received the Armenian delegation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In October 1995, President Levon Ter-Petrosyan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aniarc.am\/2020\/02\/03\/oskanian-demirel-levon-ter-petrosyan-robert-kocharyan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">met<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with Suleyman Demirel, who became the President of Turkey, during the jubilee gathering dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. It was the first meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Turkey after the independence of Armenia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thus, the first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan had meetings with the Prime Minister and then President Suleyman Demirel and visited Turkey. During that time, various high-ranking officials of RA also had meetings with their Turkish counterparts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Robert Kocharyan<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since Robert Kocharyan assumed the post of president in 1998, the presidents of Armenia and Turkey have met twice. After the terrorist attack on October 27, 1999, the delegation headed by the Turkish Minister of State Mehmet Ali \u0130rtem\u00e7elik arrived in Armenia and participated in the funeral ceremony of the figures who were shot in the parliament. A month later, Robert Kocharyan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esiweb.org\/pdf\/esi_picture_story_-_turkish_armenian_relations_am_-_august_2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">left for<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Istanbul to participate in the summit of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization and met with Turkish President Demirel. Details about the meetings can be read in the article &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mediamax.am\/am\/column\/12231\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ignored Lessons<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8221; by the former RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian. The latter had <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliqmedia.am\/2022\/01\/14\/44278\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">many meetings<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with Turkish colleagues, including Abdullah G\u00fcl, who later became the president.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After that, the communication between the presidents of Armenia and Turkey continued through correspondence. In 2005, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan sent a letter to Kocharyan, proposing to create a commission of historians to &#8220;study the events of 1915.&#8221; Kocharyan&#8217;s reply letter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/24306989.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">was published<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> years later on Wikileaks. The second president of RA proposed to create an intergovernmental commission that can discuss any and all unresolved issues between the two states.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serzh Sargsyan<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serzh Sargsyan was the first president of Armenia who <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.am\/am\/news\/item\/5053\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">received<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a congratulatory message from the president of Turkey on his election. In 2013, Abdullah G\u00fcl congratulated him on his re-election. Serzh Sargsyan, in turn, sent a congratulatory <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/25151292.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">message<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to the President of Turkey, Abdullah G\u00fcl, on the occasion of Republic Day, the national holiday of Turkey.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On April 21, 2008, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/1594600.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">informed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the Armenian side in an official letter that Turkey wants to regulate Armenian-Turkish relations. On April 27, the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Turkey exchanged letters. Back then, Prime Minister Erdo\u011fan expressed hope that Armenian-Turkish relations would &#8220;enter a new phase&#8221; after Serzh Sargsyan was elected to the presidency. In response, Tigran Sargsyan wrote that Armenia is ready to start a dialogue if Ankara does not put forward any preconditions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On July 18, 2008, Ali Babajan confirmed that Armenia and Turkey had a series of secret meetings in Bern in May and July. RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aysor.am\/am\/news\/2009\/09\/04\/jamanakacuyc\/55391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">responded<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, &#8220;There was no secret or reason to be surprised. Such contacts between Armenian and Turkish diplomats have never stopped.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2008, Sargsyan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/1597062.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">invited<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the President of Turkey to Armenia to watch the selection match of the national soccer teams of Armenia and Turkey for the World Cup. On September 6, 2008, Abdulla G\u00fcl <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilnet.am\/news\/177401\/%D5%B1%D5%A1%D5%AD%D5%B8%D5%B2%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AE-%D6%86%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BF%D5%A2%D5%B8%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6-%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%A8%E2%80%A4-%D5%AA%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%A3%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">arrived<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Yerevan, the visit lasted 6-7 hours.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On January 29, 2009, a 20-minute meeting between Serzh Sargsyan and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.am\/hy\/foreign-visits\/item\/2009\/01\/28\/news-51\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">took place<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Davos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On April 23, 2009, the RA and Turkish Foreign Affairs Ministries and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs issued a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-turkey-armenia-idUSTRE53M1J520090423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">joint statement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> about the &#8220;road map&#8221; for the regulation of relations. On August 31 of the same year, the RA and Turkish Foreign Ministries published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/armenianweekly.com\/2009\/08\/31\/armenia-turkey-announce-relations-protocols\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">two initialed protocols<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which were finally signed on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/1848618.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">October 10<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On October 14, the return football match between Turkey and Armenia took place. Sargsyan received a written invitation from G\u00fcl to watch the game together. And even though Sargsyan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.am\/en\/press-release\/item\/2009\/08\/31\/news-675\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">announced<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that he would leave for Turkey &#8220;if the border is open or if we are on the threshold of doing so,&#8221; he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.am\/en\/foreign-visits\/item\/2009\/10\/14\/news-74\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">left for Bursa<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on a working visit when the border was closed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On May 7, 2009, during the international summit, negotiations between Serzh Sargsyan and Abdullah G\u00fcl took place in the capital of the Czech Republic.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On April 22, 2010, Serzh Sargsyan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.am\/en\/statements-and-messages\/item\/2010\/04\/22\/news-60\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">announced in a TV message<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that Turkey has done everything to kill time and defeat the process and is not ready to continue the started process. In 2015, Sargsyan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/26852272.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">withdrew<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the protocols from the National Assembly, on March 1, 2018, he signed a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.am\/en\/decrees\/item\/4359\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">decree<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to stop the procedure of signing the Armenian-Turkish protocols.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thus, in the process of Armenia-Turkey negotiations, many meetings of high-ranking officials have been held, and seemingly objective agreements have been reached, but they are still not a guarantee of settled relations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ophelia Simonyan<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2022, the process of the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations entered an active phase. On January 14, the special envoys of the two countries, Ruben Rubinyan and Serdar K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7, met in Moscow, after which direct air communication between the two countries was restored. Three more meetings took place between them in February, May and June<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/verified\/2022\/07\/21\/33611\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":33553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-verified","author_posts-ophelia-simonyan-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33611"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33612,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33611\/revisions\/33612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}