TURKOLOGIST RULES OUT WAR BETWEEN TURKEY AND SYRIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 17, 2012 – 17:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – An Armenian expert commented on the role of
neighboring countries in the current Turkish-Syrian crisis, and its
possible influence on regional developments.
“Turkey has long been preparing for its current role,” Turkologist
Artak Shakaryan told a news conference in Yerevan.
“Saudi Arabia and Qatar are using Turkey’s money to provide ammunition
to Syrian rebels. Mercenaries are infiltrating Syria through Turkey.
So Turkish authorities can’t very well claim to have a neutral position
on the issue,” the expert said.
The expert however, ruled out a possibility of a war between Turkey
and Syria in the months to come.
“Turkey aims at weakening Syria’s position in the region, which in
turn, will increase Iran’s vulnerability. Even in case of a war in
Iran, no foreign forces will appear in the country, with air strikes
to be aimed at the country’s nuclear facilities,” he said.
“As for Azerbaijan, were Baku sure of its military excellence it
wouldn’t be waiting for a war in neighboring countries to attack
Armenia,” the expert concluded.
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