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SHAHAN KANDAKHARYAN: TURKEY SHOULD FIRST UNLOCK ARMENIA AND THEN SPEAK ABOUT GAZA
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 7, 2010 - 15:30 AMT 10:30 GMT
Editor-in-chief of Azdak Beirut-based paper Shahan Kandakharyan said
that the recent events around Gaza have caused an unprecedented wave
of pro-Turkish moods in the Arab world.
In addition to Sunnis, who support their coreligionists in Turkey,
Shiites are also against Israel, Kandakharyan said to PanARMENIAN.Net
"Specifically, after the signing of a trilateral agreement among
Turkey, Brazil and Iran, as well as after the raid on Freedom Flotilla,
pro-Turkish moods have emerged also in Lebanon, specifically in Muslim
regions. The Armenian political parties also condemned the raid on
the humanitarian mission heading for Gaza," Kandakharyan noted.
He added that the moods in the Arab world - condemnation of Israel,
exchange of notes, temporary recalls of ambassadors - do not reflect
the real situation in the Turkish-Israeli relations, which will not
be terminated. "All this is done by both parties to gain political
weight. Of course, the blockade of Gaza should be condemned. However,
it should be demanded from Turkey that it unlock Armenia prior to
requiring that Gaza's blockade is lifted," stressed Kandakharyan.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 7, 2010 - 15:30 AMT 10:30 GMT
Editor-in-chief of Azdak Beirut-based paper Shahan Kandakharyan said
that the recent events around Gaza have caused an unprecedented wave
of pro-Turkish moods in the Arab world.
In addition to Sunnis, who support their coreligionists in Turkey,
Shiites are also against Israel, Kandakharyan said to PanARMENIAN.Net
"Specifically, after the signing of a trilateral agreement among
Turkey, Brazil and Iran, as well as after the raid on Freedom Flotilla,
pro-Turkish moods have emerged also in Lebanon, specifically in Muslim
regions. The Armenian political parties also condemned the raid on
the humanitarian mission heading for Gaza," Kandakharyan noted.
He added that the moods in the Arab world - condemnation of Israel,
exchange of notes, temporary recalls of ambassadors - do not reflect
the real situation in the Turkish-Israeli relations, which will not
be terminated. "All this is done by both parties to gain political
weight. Of course, the blockade of Gaza should be condemned. However,
it should be demanded from Turkey that it unlock Armenia prior to
requiring that Gaza's blockade is lifted," stressed Kandakharyan.
From: A. Papazian