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. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |