YEREVAN (A1+) – Serzh Sargsyan’s pan-Armenian tour ended with a visit to Rostov-on-Don where he met with representatives of Armenian communities of Russia, the Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova.

As reported by “Yerkramas” newspaper, there was nothing new in the speech by Serzh Sargsyan.

What was more interesting was the idea that the National Assembly of Armenia will ratify the Turkish-Armenian protocols only after the Turkish parliament’s ratification. But, according to the newspaper, it wasn’t clear as to whether that was an agreement or simply a desire.

Among speakers at the meeting was chairman of the Union of Armenians of Russia Ara Abrahamyan who took note that the signing of the Turkish-Armenian protocols will delay the recognition of the Armenian Genocide for a long time.

“There should be a creation of a group of experts to analyze the points of the protocols before the signing,” said Ara Abrahamyan.

According to chairman of the Moscow-based “Russian-Armenian Partnership” organization Yuri Navoyan, there wouldn’t be any disagreements between Armenia and the Diaspora if there was a Public Council adjunct to the RA President that would engage Armenians from Armenia and the Diaspora.

All participants of the meeting approved of the speech by General-Lieutenant Norat Ter-Grigoryan who announced: “The people are against the protocols and you may become a national hero by not signing them.”

During the meeting the editor-in-chief of “Yerkramas” transmitted an appeal to Serzh Sargsyan’s press speaker Samvel Farmanyan, which calls on not signing the protocols. There are 70 signatories and for the most part, they are signatures by chairmen of Diaspora Armenian organizations.