Turkey trying to spread its influence not only in South CaucasusDecember 23, 2009 - 17:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - We have repeatedly said that the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations can strengthen the influence of Turkey in the South Caucasus, which could adversely affect both Armenia and the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement, Eduard Abrahamyan , expert at the Mitq analytical center told a press conference in Yerevan.According to him, open Armenian-Turkish border will have its positive aspects, but the negative effects will prevail. Mr. Abrahamyan mentioned, that Turkey always tries to influence the internal political situation in neighboring countries, to change public opinion. According to him, Ankara maintains such a policy in regard to Bulgaria, where e a number of Turkish NGOs operate, and in Georgia. "Today, Turkey is trying to spread its influence not only in the South Caucasus, but the Middle East and the Balkans", Mr. Abrahamyan said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |