Sarkisian Chides Baku, Ankara on Karabakh and Protocols

YEREVAN-President Serzh Sarkisian on Tuesday scolded both Baku and Ankara for their respective uncooperative position on the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and prolonging the Turkey-Armenia protocol process.
"I'm sure many of you share the opinion that Baku is not ready for peace, since it's impossible to establish peace by propagating war, to reconcile societies by spreading hatred toward Armenians, to build trust by instigating an arms race," said Sarkisian who was speaking at a meeting of Armenia's diplomatic corps at the foreign ministry.
"Such behavior by Azerbaijan is unacceptable, and our response will be appropriate. Rest assured that in case of new military action, Armenia will not hesitate to impose peace on the rivals," added Sarkisian.
On the protocols, Sarkisian highlighted that Turkey reneged on its promise to sign the protocols that established diplomatic relations between the two countries without any preconditions.
"The Turkish side needs to understand that the protocols are not an open-ended and perpetual opportunity. Many of our friends advised us to wait until the parliamentary elections in Turkey. Thus, during the coming months we'll see whether there are changes in Turkey, although the past two months do not inspire optimism. Only afterward we'll decide on our future steps," said Sarkisian.