Azerbaijan to back Turkey in Israeli-Turkish conflict October 1, 2011 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish-Israeli conflict is explained by Turkey’s aspiration to expand its influence over the countries once a part of the Ottoman Empire, according to an Armenian expert. “Turkey is not an ordinary country. Being militaristic and aggressive, it now tries to make use of the weakened Arab world,” Levon Shirinyan told a news conference in Yerevan. As to Azerbaijan, he said, it’s a country that originated as a result of a bargain between Turkey and Soviet Russia. “Azerbaijan is a Turkic state which forms a kind of confederation together with Turkey and Northern Cyprus. It can’t but support Turkey or fall under Russia’s influence again, thus displeasing the United States,” the expert said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |