16 Mar 2018 13:01

Yerevan notifies Ankara of annulment of Armenian-Turkish protocols on normalizing relations

YEREVAN. March 16 (Interfax) - The Turkish authorities have been officially notified of the annulment of the Armenian-Turkish Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and the Protocol on the Development of Relations, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharian told reporters.

"Turkey was notified in accordance with the requirements of international law," Kocharian told reporters after the Armenian government met on Thursday.

On March 1, Armenia officially invalidated the protocols at a meeting of the Armenian National Security Council chaired by President Serzh Sargsyan.