Turkey not going to exclude Armenia from regional projects
The Turkish-Azerbaijani relations are not ordinary relations between two countries, a Turkish expert said.
"Both countries' priorities and interests are overlapping. Advocating Baku's interests, Turkey is actually protecting its own interests. No one can blame Turkey for protecting its own interests. Under the circumstances, Turkish President Abdullah Gul's decision to visit Yerevan on the 6th September 2008 was a great risk," Sinan Ogan, Chair of the Turkish Center for International Relations and Strategic Analysis, said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
Turkey wants peace, stability and welfare in the region, according to him.
"We are not at loggerheads with, Armenia. Therefore, we do not have any intention to exclude Armenia from projects. If there is peace in the region, Armenia can join all regional projects including the energy ones. It can also join Nabucco. Everything is in its hands," he said.
Full text of the interview
"Both countries' priorities and interests are overlapping. Advocating Baku's interests, Turkey is actually protecting its own interests. No one can blame Turkey for protecting its own interests. Under the circumstances, Turkish President Abdullah Gul's decision to visit Yerevan on the 6th September 2008 was a great risk," Sinan Ogan, Chair of the Turkish Center for International Relations and Strategic Analysis, said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
Turkey wants peace, stability and welfare in the region, according to him.
"We are not at loggerheads with, Armenia. Therefore, we do not have any intention to exclude Armenia from projects. If there is peace in the region, Armenia can join all regional projects including the energy ones. It can also join Nabucco. Everything is in its hands," he said.
