Armenian Diaspora's influence will decline by ratification of Protocols – Turkish FM

The influence of the Armenian Diaspora will significantly decline if the Armenia-Turkey Protocols are ratified and brought to life, Turkey's foreign minister has said, speaking to the Turkish TV Kon.

"As soon as the Armenian-Turkish Protocols are brought to life, the influence of the Armenian Diaspora will decrease when it comes to including Armenian Genocide resolutions in the agenda of the US Congress," Ahmet Davutoglu said.

Turkey and Armenia signed the protocols on October 10, 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. The two documents were meant to establish diplomatic relations and open the border between the two countries

But the Armenia-Turkey normalization process was halted this spring when Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree suspending their ratification in the parliament after Turkey linked their ratification to the settlement the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.