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    TURKEY'S DESIRE TO NORMALIZE TIES WITH ARMENIA AROUSES CONTROVERSIES IN BAKU

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    29.04.2009 17:20 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Erdoghan's visit to Baku may relieve existing
    tension, political scientist Rasim Agaev said.

    According to Azeri political scientist, the Turkish premier is leaving
    for Baku to clarify Ankara and Baku's current disposition towards
    Armenian-Turkish talks.

    "While Armenia was blockaded by Turkey and Azerbaijan, we maintained
    friendly ties, but now, Turkey's desire to normalize relations
    with Armenia has caused serious controversy between us. The thing's
    that Turkey's initiative to close the border was a manifestation of
    unanimity in Turkish world. And Azerbaijan wants official Ankara to
    carry through the process, forcing Armenia to change its position on
    the Karabakh conflict," Mr. Agaev said.

    The political scientist is convinced that "The current initiatives
    towards opening borders may deprive Azerbaijan of good chances in
    the upcoming Karabakh settlement talks, forcing official Baku to
    search extra tools of influence." "If the situation continues, the
    current information war in the Turkish-Azerbaijani relations may
    develop into something more negative. I think the current squabble
    in the Turkish-Azerbaijani relations is a negative sign fraught with
    serious consequences for Turkey," the political scientist noted.

    "This is the reason I attach importance to Mr. Erdoghan's visit aimed
    at clarifying details in the current talks with Armenia and explaining
    the essence of the so-called Armenian-Turkish 'route map'. If the US
    has committed itself to the Armenian-Turkish ties normalization, we
    are required to wait for serious changes, clarifying all the moments
    which still remain obscure. Erdoghan's visit to Baku may relieve the
    current tension," 1news.az reports, quoting Agaev.

    According to mass media reports, Recep Tayyip Erdoghan is to visit
    Baku within the coming few days.
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