  Ankara’s leverage on Azerbaijan weakens August 18, 2010 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish-Azerbaijani relations have changed during the past 10 years, an Armenian expert said. “Earlier, Turkey could give instructions as ‘an elder brother’; now it tries to interest Baku in its ideas,” Artak Shakaryan told reporters on August 18. “Ankara’s leverage on Baku has weakened. With a possibility to sell gas and buy armament from Russia, Azerbaijan feels more confident.” “As to reluctance to cancel visa regime with Turkey, Azerbaijan is afraid of penetration of Kurdish rebels in its territory,” he said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
