Aram Safaryan: Ankara should demonstrate more balanced policy in South CaucasusMay 17, 2010 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cooperation between Turkey and Iran is not surprising, according to secretary of Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group. “These two countries need each other,” Aram Safaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, when commenting on the nuclear fuel swap deal signed by Turkey and Iran. “This agreement means that Ankara increases influence on Tehran, with the green light given by Turkey’s European partners. Touching upon Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Baku, Mr. Safaryan said that “Ankara should demonstrate a more balanced policy in the South Caucasus, instead of observing Baku’s interests.” “We should also keep in mind that Russia will never allow Turkey to increase influence in the region to the detriment of its own interests,” he concluded. 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |