Turkey attempts to intensify its role in Javakhk

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey holds a radical stance on influencing Armenia and Javakhk, according to Eduard Abrahamyan, chairman of the Neoconservative Movement of Armenia.



"Ankara is now carrying out active work towards neutralizing Armenia's influence on Javakhk and intensifying its role in the Georgian region," he told a news conference in Yerevan.



At that, he expert pointed out to Turkish organizations' intention to invest about $ 100 million in the construction of a hydro-electric power plant in the Armenian-populated region. "Some villages in Javakhk region have empty houses, and God knows who will own them," he noted.



With regard to Armenian-Turkish rapprochement, Abrhamyan said it was not advantageous to Armenia since opening of the interstate border will necessarily entail Ankara's intensified influence on Armenia's foreign policy.