Alexander Sotnichenko: Turkey between devil and deep (blue) seaSeptember 28, 2009 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is trying to maneuver to derive benefits for itself and not to offend Azerbaijan, a Russian expert said."I don't know what about the Armenian parliament but the Turkish Grand Assembly is going to ratify the protocols on normalization of relations," Alexander Sotnichenko, senior fellow at Saint Petersburg Center for Middle East Studies, told PanARMENIAN.Net "Turkey is between the devil and the deep blue sea but I think the protocols will be ratified," he said. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Turkey and Armenia will sign a deal to establish diplomatic ties on Oct. 10. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |