August 7, 2009 - 13:03 AMT
Russian-Turkish dynamic relations not to affect Armenia
The meeting between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan proved very efficient for Moscow, an Armenian expert said.

"Russia succeeded in engaging Turkey into South Stream. This move will whip up the U.S. and Europe to launch new projects," Sevak Sarukhanyan, deputy director of Noravank research center, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

He also said that Russian-Turkish dynamic relations will not affect Armenia.

"Russia will always be interested in Armenia. Armenian-Russian relations are not linked to Russian-Turkish terms," he said.