Washington doubts that without progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict solution, the Turkish-Armenian protocols will be ratified by the Turkish Parliament, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon said to press conference in Ankara, Turkish daily Milliyet newspaper reported.
Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers Ahmet Davutoglu and Edward Nalbandian signed the protocols on restoration of diplomatic relations between Ankara and Yerevan in Zurich on October 10.
Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey have been broken due to Armenia's claims of an alleged genocide, and its occupation of Azerbaijani lands. The border between them has been broken since 1993.
According to Gordon, without progress in the Karabakh settlement, the ratification of the protocols by the Turkish Parliament seems difficult.
During his visit to Ankara, Gordon also expressed U.S. concern over Turkey's support for Syria and Iran. According to him, the international community must work together in solving the Iranian problem. Also, Gordon expressed Washington's dissatisfaction with that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not recognize the military action in Darfur crimes, while the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.