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TURKEY MAY PRETEND TO THE ROLE OF INTERMEDIARY IN KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
ARMINFO
Tuesday, March 22, 16:51
Turkey may pretend to the role of intermediary in settlement of
conflicts in the Caucasus region including Nagornyy Karabakh conflict,
Armenian Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan told journalists today.
He also added Turkey has been conducting the policy of neo-osmanism
which is directed to raising of Ankara's role on the Balkans, Middle
East and South Africa. Turkey has already managed to reach the
situation when its interest coincide with interests of superpowers
and its geographic location makes them nor to ignore Turkey.
He said that Turkey took an active position during the events in
Egypt and Libya. Moreover, the ties between Turkey and the USA have
enhanced. "Using the fact of absence of the real leader in the Arab
world, Turkey is striving to become an intermediary between the West
and the East", he said and added that at present the interests of the
USA and Turkey coincide and this cannot but make Russia worry. For
this reason, the latter is striving to enhance the economic relations
with Ankara, he said.
As for Azerbaijan-Turkey tandem, the Armenian expert predicted serious
problems for this union in future.
"Azerbaijan is in the zone of the economic and political influence
of Turkey, being more one of its provinces", - Melkonyan said.
From: A. Papazian
ARMINFO
Tuesday, March 22, 16:51
Turkey may pretend to the role of intermediary in settlement of
conflicts in the Caucasus region including Nagornyy Karabakh conflict,
Armenian Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan told journalists today.
He also added Turkey has been conducting the policy of neo-osmanism
which is directed to raising of Ankara's role on the Balkans, Middle
East and South Africa. Turkey has already managed to reach the
situation when its interest coincide with interests of superpowers
and its geographic location makes them nor to ignore Turkey.
He said that Turkey took an active position during the events in
Egypt and Libya. Moreover, the ties between Turkey and the USA have
enhanced. "Using the fact of absence of the real leader in the Arab
world, Turkey is striving to become an intermediary between the West
and the East", he said and added that at present the interests of the
USA and Turkey coincide and this cannot but make Russia worry. For
this reason, the latter is striving to enhance the economic relations
with Ankara, he said.
As for Azerbaijan-Turkey tandem, the Armenian expert predicted serious
problems for this union in future.
"Azerbaijan is in the zone of the economic and political influence
of Turkey, being more one of its provinces", - Melkonyan said.
From: A. Papazian