Some Arab countries aren’t delighted with Neo-Ottoman policy, expert saysMarch 22, 2011 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is trying to dominate Middle East, taking advantage of the absence of sole leader in the region, an Armenian expert said. “Ankara wants to be a mediator between East and West and succeeds in its initiative. It will try the same policy in the South Caucasus, however, its bias regarding the Karabakh conflict is unacceptable for Armenia,” Ruben Melkonyan told a news conference on March 22. The expert also emphasized that Turkey’s neo-Ottoman policy aims to increase Turkish influence throughout the Middle East. However, as he noted, some Arab countries aren’t delighted with it. Commenting on the Libyan events, Melkonyan said: “On the one hand, Erdogan called on Gadhafi to listen to his people and quit. On the other hand, he spoke out against the allied military campaign, what helped his image on Libya.” 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 | 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. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |