  Azeri factor has role in Turkey’s internal policy March 7, 2011 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The statements by Turkish politicians should not seem surprising before June 12, the day of parliamentary election, according to the director of Caucasus Institute. As Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Azeri factor plays a major role in Turkey’s internal policy. “The nationalists are using the Azeri factor as a trump card,” he noted. “Several million of Turkish citizens of Azeri origin live in Eastern Turkey. In their political campaigns, all parties, including the ruling AKP are attempting to cater to the interests of local Azerbaijanis,” Iskansaryan stressed. The head of the Strategic Research Center under the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Bulent Aras told journalists during a visit to Baku that Turkey may provide military assistance to Baku if hostilities break out between Armenia and Azerbaijan.   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. |
