Rapprochement Stalled after Signing of Protocols. Crowley

In a recent briefing US Assistant Secretary of State Philip J. Crowley referred to the Armenia-Turkey normalization and the recent meetings in Washington saying that some very important meetings were held both with Armenian and Turkish sides.

According to the US State Department website Crowley said that the Armenia-Turkey normalization process has been stalled after the signature of the Armenia-Turkey Protocols.

"The process has stalled from last fall when the countries signed the protocols on normalization. We want to see Turkey and Armenia ratifying those protocols, normalize relations, open borders. That has significant benefits for both countries. And we continue to work with both to see if we can find the right formula, the right timing to see ratification and the benefits that come with ratification," said Crowley

Asked whether the US works with its Azerbaijani counterparts to resolve the disagreement with them over the Armenia-Turkey normalization, as Baku has some objections to it, Crowley said: "We continue to work to see how we can - I mean, there are things that both countries have committed to do. There are difficult processes working with their respective parliaments. We know this is a difficult process. We know it involves emotion on both sides, risk on both sides, and we will continue to work constructively with Armenia and Turkey to try to see this process through."