Erdogan wants to break Turkish-Israeli partnershipJune 10, 2010 - 16:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Emotion is one thing, diplomacy is another. The fact the Turkish population is shocked by the tragedy of Mavi Marmara is logical and legitimate. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s verbal excesses against Israel is the cold realpolitik, according to Frederic Encel, a French writer and scholar of geopolitics. “Such break of relations is a part of diplomatic re-orientation carried out by the Islamist-conservative government with a purpose to make Turkey the leading power in Middle East. However, there are several difficulties that threaten this geopolitical rise. First, in the Arab world, Ankara will face the double cleavage - Arab-Persian and Sunni-Shiite. A pan-Iranian Shiite aggressive nuclear race frightens the Sunni Arab states. Second, Egypt will not allow Turkey to deprive it of the leadership in the Arab-Muslim world, and will be supported by the League of Arab States. Third, alliance with Russia and Iran may cause indignation of Turkey’s traditional ally – Azerbaijan. And finally, a conjunction of Jewish and Armenian Diaspora is emerging in the United States as a powerful opponent to Turkey,” Dr. Encel wrote in a peace of opinion published in Le Monde. 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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. 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. |