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ARMENIA TERMINATES TURKEY'S FULL INFLUENCE ON SOUTH CAUCASUS
PanARMENIAN.Net
10.06.2008 19:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey's geostrategy is based on several principles,
according to an Armenian expert.
"These are strengthening of relations with Georgia and Azerbaijan,
determination of borders of its influence as regional power,
cooperation with Russia and complete isolation of Armenia," said
Ruben Safrastyan, Director of Caucasus Institute.
Armenia terminates Turkey's full influence on the South Caucasus,
according to him.
"Meanwhile, Turkey's relations with Georgia cover not only economic
but also the military sector. Ankara assisted Tbilisi in modernizing
the military base in Marneuli, adapting it for its own needs. As to
relations with Azerbaijan, Turkey holds leadership in the volume of
commodity turnover and investments here.
Ankara also helps Baku to guard the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and
Baku-Tbilisi-Erzrum pipelines.
All this, in addition to the burden of its Ottoman past, proves that
normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations is impossible in the
near future," Dr. Safrastyan said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
10.06.2008 19:01 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey's geostrategy is based on several principles,
according to an Armenian expert.
"These are strengthening of relations with Georgia and Azerbaijan,
determination of borders of its influence as regional power,
cooperation with Russia and complete isolation of Armenia," said
Ruben Safrastyan, Director of Caucasus Institute.
Armenia terminates Turkey's full influence on the South Caucasus,
according to him.
"Meanwhile, Turkey's relations with Georgia cover not only economic
but also the military sector. Ankara assisted Tbilisi in modernizing
the military base in Marneuli, adapting it for its own needs. As to
relations with Azerbaijan, Turkey holds leadership in the volume of
commodity turnover and investments here.
Ankara also helps Baku to guard the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and
Baku-Tbilisi-Erzrum pipelines.
All this, in addition to the burden of its Ottoman past, proves that
normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations is impossible in the
near future," Dr. Safrastyan said.