Turkish, Israeli Foreign Ministries trying to settle disputeJune 16, 2010 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With Turkish government adopting a package of anti-Israeli sanctions, both countries’ Foreign Ministries are trying to settle dispute, RA NAS Oriental Studies Institute director Ruben Safrastyan stated. “Being bound in a strategic alliance, Turkey and Israel have too much in common,” the expert said in a conversation with PanAPMENIAN.Net reporter. “What we see now is a game played by Prime Minister Erdogan, who bases on anti-Semitic moods in Turkey in an attempt to win the title of Islam protector. However, neither Turkey nor Israel are much favored by surrounding Arabic states, so I don’t expect final rupture of diplomatic relations here,” Safrastyan noted. “Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is trying to act to the detriment of Turkish Army to enhance its influence prior to 2011 elections. Recently, Hakan Fidan, an aide to Erdogan, was appointed as undersecretary to Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), which means that MIT, earlier supervised by Turkish General Staff, came under the Prime Minister’s control,” he 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 | 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. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |