Turkey's Council of Ministers has returned the Armenia-Turkey Protocols to the country's Grand National Assembly, the Turkish newspaper Takvim reported, characterizing the move as a fine gesture to Yerevan.
Following the recent parliamentary election in Turkey, the Protocols on the Establishment of Diplomatic Ties, and Development of Bilateral Relations between Armenia and Turkey were declared null and void.
Under the Turkish chief lamaking body's rules of procedure, any bill not approved and enforced by the previous parliament should be invalidated by the parliament of the new convocation. But the Council of Ministers and lawmakers are also vested with the power to bring the invalidated bills to the agenda.
The Armenia-Turkey protocols were signed on October 10, 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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