Armenia-Turkey Protocols
I. Key Documents a. Protocols on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and on the Development of Relations
II. Armenian Assembly of America Statements a. Message to Members, Supporters, Activists, and Friends, October 8, 2009 b. Joint Statement Major A-A Institutions, October 1, 2009 c. Joint Letter to Obama, September 9, 2009 d. Statement on Announced Protocols, September 2, 2009 e. Armenia & Turkey Announce Framework, April 24, 2009
III. Armenian Diaspora Organizations a. AGBU President, Berge Setrakian Interview (Armenian & English), Oct 16, 2009
b. AGBU Central Board of Directors Statement, September 10, 2009 c. ARF Statement on Protocols, September 29, 2009 d. Congress of Canadian Armenians Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, October 22, 2009
e. Congress of Canadian Armenians Statement on Meeting with President Sargsyan, October 3, 2009 f. European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy Statements regarding Protocols, 2009 g. Knights of Vartan, Open Letter to Members and Friends, October 16, 2009 h. Zoryan Institute, Roger Smith Letter to Serge Sargsyan, September 30, 2009
IV. Armenian Government Statements
a. President Serge Sargsyan Address to all Armenians, October 10, 2009
b. ROA-MFA, Swiss, Armenian, Turkish Joint Press Release, August 31, 2009
c. ROA-MFA, Swiss, Armenian, Turkish Joint Statement, April 22, 2009
V. Official Government Statements
a. AZ-MFA, Statement on Signing of Armenia-Turkey Protocols, October 12, 2009
b. OSCE, Chairman welcomes historic accord, October 11, 2009 c. Israel-MFA, Israel Welcomes peace agreement, October 11, 2009 d. Russia-MFA, Comment by Lavrov following signing, October 10, 2009 e. France-MFA, Visit by Bernard Kouchner to Zurich, October 10, 2009 f. White House, Obama’s call with Sargsyan, October 6, 2009 g. US-DOS, Statement on Normalization of Relations, April 22, 2009 h. US-Congress, Lawmakers Oppose Creation of Historical Commission, Oct. 10, 2009 i. US-Congress, Lawmakers Statement on Normalization of Relations, Sept. 3, 2009
VI. Treaties & Background Information a. Addressing Turkey and it’s Blockade of Armenia; Armenian Center for National and International Studies, Autumn, 1994 b. Erdogan, Kocharian Exchange, 2005
VII. Press Articles