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    PanARMENIAN.Net

    Azerbaijan Should Not Set Hope on Turkey in Karabakh Issue

    30.06.2006 17:47 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The statement by the OSCE Minsk Group proves that
    the preceding statement by U.S. Co-chair Matthew Bryza was not
    accidental, ARF Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Office Director Kiro
    Manoian stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. In his words
    this statement gave an impulse to the public discussion of the
    problem, especially in Azerbaijan. `However, there is no confidence
    that these discussions may convey an impulse to new talks,' Manoian
    said.

    As for the pressure exerted upon the Presidents, he considers that
    greater pressure is exerted on Ilham Aliyev than on Robert
    Kocharian. `However, this pressure cannot be assessed as positive. In
    this case, oil serves as restraining factor for Aliyev. Though he will
    hardly sign any document, since he will lose power in this
    case. Destabilization in Azerbaijan will do no good to the whole
    region. I think during the G8 summit in Saint Petersburg Aliyev will
    be asked a precise question and he will have to give a precise
    answer,' Manoian underscored.

    At that he remarked that Azerbaijan should not set great hopes for
    Turkey in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem. `If Turkey
    takes a neutral stand on the matter Azerbaijan will lose. Presently
    the West should convince Turkey that its position on Armenia is not
    fruitful and should be changed if Turkey really wishes to become a
    regional power,' Kiro Manoian said.
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