YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. If Turkey is not prepared to head for the protocols' ratification and it continues to use a language of preconditions, then it is not ruled out that the Armenia-Turkey normalization process will meet with failure. In case of failure, Turkey's efforts to shift the responsibility onto Armenia will not be comprehended by the international community. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian stated this at the January 22 press conference to summarize the foreign policy in 2009. As for the Turkish side's claims that the RA Constitutional Court's decision contains preconditions and contradicts the provisions and goals of the protocols signed on October 10 and that the Armenian side has made some changes in the protocols, E. Nalbandian said that these claims "do not correspond to reality". "We hope that Turks will not attempt to use some artificial, invented pretexts as a reason for not ratifying these protocols," E. Nalbandian said. In response to the question about whether adoption of a document on the Artsakh conflict is possible in 2010, the foreign minister replied: "It is difficult to say what will happen in 2010. If the Azerbaijani side shows a more constructive approach, progress is possible. However, I wouldn't say that a sudden change may occur in the next 2 months."

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