No Need To Worry About Russia-Turkey Closer Ties: Expert

NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT RUSSIA-TURKEY CLOSER TIES: EXPERT

Tert.am
13.05.10

Armenia should not worry about the fact that Turkish and Russian
ties are getting closer because Russia has always defended Armenia’s
interests, Director of Noravank Foundation Gagik Harutyunyan said at
a press conference today.

He also mentioned that though the Armenia-Turkey relations are
developing continuously, there are also disagreements between the
two countries.

The first one, according to Harutyunyan, is that Russia does not want
Turkey to become a geopolitical player in our region.

"The objective of Medvedev’s visit to Turkey was simply to bring
the trade and economic relations to the level they were in 2008,"
explained he.

Further Harutyunyan mentioned that Turkey’s aspirations to become an
OSCE Minsk Group co-chair state will not come true.

"They will remain just wishes, because the world powers like US,
Russia and France are not dreaming about making Turkey an [OSCE]
co-chair state," said Harutyunyan.

Harutyunyan also said that the Armenia-Turkey normalization has not
stopped: it is only the first stage that has ground to a halt.

"Summarizing the first stage we can say that Armenia stepped out of
that stage with political dividends," said Harutyunyan, adding that
a second stage of the normalization will start, as the "parties seem
to be taking some steps in that direction."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS