In about an hour Sec. State Clinton, her Russian counterpart, will join the Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministers at the University of Zurich to sign the protocols. I was wrong about there not being any big protests in Yerevan. Last night, about 40,000 folks marched through the streets protesting the accord. So there is definitely anger here too. There are also folks who seem to grudgingly accept that this needs to be done, but worry that the economic gains will only go to the few. This remains to be seen. Once the protocols are signed, both government's must ratify them which will be a lengthy process.
Anyway, tomorrow Yerevan celebrates is 2791st birthday. Will get some good pictures up from the festivities.
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