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    COMMENTS OF AZERBAIJANI POLITICAL SCIENTISTS REGARDING THE VISIT OF TURKISH PRESIDENT ABDULLAH GUL TO YEREVAN

    Today.Az
    http://www.today.az/news/politic s/47312.html
    Sept 1 2008
    Azerbaijan

    Day.Az held a blitz-poll among famous Azerbaijani political scientists
    regarding the upcoming visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul
    to Armenia.

    Famous political scientist Eldar Jahangirov:

    "It is an undoubted axiom that leaders of every country ought to care
    about the national interests of their country. In this connection,
    the decision of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to visit Yerevan to
    watch a football match between the teams of Armenia and Turkey is a
    bright illustration of official Ankara's protection of the national
    interests of Turkey.

    But I think that the decision of the working leadership of Turkey is
    a mistake in the strategic sense, as no one in Yerevan has ever said
    that Armenia would disavow the idea of recognition of the "genocide"
    of Armenians in Osman Turkey, which implies possible further material
    and territorial claims by Armenia and world Armenians. We just hear of
    Armenia's readiness for a dialogue with Turkey, which is an unstable
    ground for optimism and even so more for such apparent steps towards
    Armenia, which are made by the working leadership of Turkey.

    Famous political scientist Zardusht Alizade:

    "I approve the decision of Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who
    accepted the invitation of the Armenian President to attend the
    Armenia-Turkey football match in Yerevan, as, thus, Turkey will have
    more opportunities to influence the progressive part of the Armenian
    society, which speaks for the normalization of the Turkish-Armenian
    relations. I am sure that after Abdullah Gul's visit to Yerevan the
    voices of those, who support normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations
    will sound stronger.

    As for Azerbaijan, we should have got rid of illusions that someone,
    in this case, Turkey, will settle our problems, in this case the
    problem of the Armenian-occupied Azerbaijani lands.

    Azerbaijan and Turkey are two different states and our national
    interests also differ. Turkey is currently holding an external
    policy, which is profitable to it. Nagorno Karabakh and all other
    occupied lands is our own, Azerbaijani business, it is our mirror,
    which reflects our idea of honor and dignity"

    Famous political scientist Vafa Quluzade:

    "Today the South Caucasus region reminds of a boiler with muddy water
    and it is difficult to single out a grain in this water. The visit of
    Turkish President Abdullah Gul is also thus contradictory and covered
    with a veil of secrecy.

    It is only left to guess about the real motives of this step of
    the current leadership of Turkey. If Turkey makes these steps under
    Russia's pressure, which promises economic benefits in a form of energy
    supply, flow of tourists and other bonuses to it, it is frustrating,
    because I understand personally that Armenia is an edge, Russia is
    targeting at Turkey with. It is also clear that Armenians hate Turks
    genetically, accusing them of organization of a mythical "genocide"
    in Osman Turkey in 1915. Armenians' outlook can not change in the
    result of the only visit of the Turkish President to Yerevan.

    Moreover, we all remember well that Turkish leaders, including the
    working ones, have repeatedly stated that official Ankara has nothing
    to speak of with official Yerevan unless the latter releases the
    occupied lands of Azerbaijan.

    Unfortunately, we see that times change and it makes us think that
    Turkey treats Azerbaijan as a stepson, while we, in Azerbaijan,
    would like to see a mother in Turkey's face. Therefore, we hope that
    Abdullah Gul's visit will finally be in favor of not only Armenia
    and Turkey, but also Azerbaijan. For this purpose it is necessary
    for Armenia to disavow the idea of recognition of 1915 "genocide"
    and agree to return all the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, coming back
    to the Caucasus family and rejecting the status of "Russia's outpost
    in the Caucasus", which is disgraceful for an independent state.

    Famous political scientist Rasim Aghayev:

    "The whole policy of a thaw in the Armenian-Turkish relations has a
    hidden motive. The thing is that Erdogan's government, with all its
    achievements, is in a vulnerable state. The thing is that Islamists are
    still not accepted either in the United States or in Europe. Therefore,
    the attempts of Erdogan's government to change opinion about them out
    of Turkey's bounds are not surprising. Unfortunately, in the result,
    it turns out that the current leadership of Turkey is turning into
    "a greater Catholics than the Roman Pope".

    Unfortunately, most actions of the working leadership of Turkey are
    astonishing. They are understandable and suitable for the United States
    and Europe, which put pressure on Turkey in the issue of restoring
    good neighbor relations with Armenia, but are surprising for Turkey,
    which was used to base on the national interests of the state and
    these interests do not attribute excessive naivety to official Ankara
    in building its relations with Armenia, which is currently in a poor
    economic state, but has not yet disavowed the idea of recognizing the
    "genocide of Armenians" in the Osman Turkey and has not released the
    occupied lands of Azerbaijan, though these terms were put forward by
    official Ankara as critical ones for initiation of a dialogue with
    official Yerevan.

    It seems to me that after Abdullah Gul's visit to Yerevan, the
    relations between Armenia and Turkey may improve which will worsen
    Azerbaijan' state, for, in this case, we will be left without a
    strong partner in the region, while Armenia can always count on
    Russia's support".

    Famous political scientist Ilgar Mamedov:

    "The visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul is a positive step, which
    in the new conditions, established in the South Caucasus following
    a new, tough phase of tensions in the Georgian-Russian conflict,
    may change the geopolitical construction of the region.

    After the rupture of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Russia,
    Armenia is even in a greater isolation. All conditions for further
    development and security of Armenia will further be challenged, for
    Georgia was a kind of a "window" to Russia for it. Now Georgia has no
    diplomatic relations with Russia and is closely bound to Azerbaijan
    and Turkey by its geopolitical and economic interests. But it would
    be inexpedient for such a small state as Armenia to bind its future
    only on the border with Iran. Armenia's such a shaky position will
    allow Turkish leadership to persuade the leaders of this country of
    the destructiveness of the way for self-isolation.

    Gul will try to explain to Armenians that if they disavow the
    territorial claims to Azerbaijan and Turkey, Armenia will be able to
    benefit from the regional economic and political cooperation".
    From: Baghdasarian
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