Peacemaking efforts of Turkey in the Caucasus are intended solely for the external effectJune 1, 2009 - 20:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I view peacemaking efforts of Turkey in the Caucasus as a step intended solely for the external effect rather than for attaining real results, a diplomatic move, pursuing multiple goals," Lev Spivak, director of "JC Public Relations Research" institute stated."First, in response to the continuing unwillingness of the EU to open doors to Turkey to join the European community, Ankara thus is thus demonstrating itself as a leading player in the region. Second, Turkey is thus demonstrating its interest in meeting the interests of its new regional friends. And third, the very fact of the peacekeeping efforts of Turkey is an additional lever of pressure on Azerbaijan." "In this situation, it would be timely to ask three questions. First: whether Turkey is interested in solving the Azerbaijan-Armenian conflict? Second: whether Turkey is able to settle the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict, considering the polarity of the positions of the parties in the issue over the future of Nagorno-Karabakh? And the third question: whether the United States, Russia, the OSCE or Iran are ready to hand over the mandate of a major peacemaker to Turkey on a goodwill basis?" Day.az cited Spivak as saying. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |