Sargsyan 's policy of rapprochement with Turkey received controversial reaction among the Armenian people . While one part was for the opening of the border and fostering trade with Turkey the other part was concerned that by this move Armenia would be forced to make concessions to Turkey in the most vital and strategic matters . Armenian influential opposition parties , most notably the Armenian Revolutionary Federation were categorically against the signing of the protocols , given the recognition of the existing Turkish-Armenian border and the setting up of a joint commission of historians researching the Armenian Genocide , as envisioned by the protocols . They considered these steps as a sellout and staged mass protests against the signing of the protocols . The Armenian Diaspora was also largely opposed to this type of reconciliation with Turkey , arguing ( despite Sargsyan 's assurances to the contrary ) that this would jeopardize the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide as well as the prospects of legitimate territorial claims of Armenians from Turkey
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Serzh Sargsyan