Turkey aims to strengthen its positions in South Caucasus through ArmeniaAugust 24, 2009 - 19:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It's wrong to link the entire Armenian-Turkish process with the issue whether or not Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will leave for Turkey to watch return football match, RA NAS Oriental Studies Institute Director, Turkish studies specialist Ruben Safrsastyan told a news conference in Yerevan. "I think Turkish side has already made a decision to at least open the border. By signing the "road map", Ankara proved it has refused its previous policy in relation to Armenia," the speaker noted.Following the August war, Turkey weakened its positions in the region, while Moscow strengthened its influence, Safrastyan finds. "And now, Turkey aims to strengthen its positions in South Caucasus through Armenia. But in the meantime, Turkish diplomacy resorts to different methods to impose concessions on Yerevan in Karabakh conflict settlement and Armenian Genocide recognition processes," Professor noted. In that regard, he found Armenian President's recent statement too abrupt. "I don't think Turks will immediately agree to open border," he said. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |