 Analyst: Azerbaijan turning Turkey into diplomatic hostage December 4, 2013 - 19:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the Caucasus Strategic Studies Center slammed Azeri government for abusing Turkey’s attitude and preventing Ankara-Yerevan rapprochement, Haqqin.az reported. As Dr. Hasan Oktay stated at an Istanbul-hosted symposium, Azeri government’s policy line stands in the way of the peace process in the Caucasus. The analyst further criticized Baku for turning Turkey into its diplomatic hostage where the Nagorno Karabakh issue is concerned. “Recently, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s visit to Yerevan was sabotaged over an unverified media report, suggesting Armenia was offered to cede two Karabakh-adjacent regions in exchange for normalization of ties with Ankara. It’s quite probable the report was fed to Turkish media by Baku,” he said, characterizing the move as disastrous to Turkey’s Caucasus-related policy. The analyst characterized the Karabakh issue as the only stumbling block in Ankara-Yerevan relations, with another Turkish analyst Nesrin Sarıahmetoğlu agreeing. The Turkish analysts’ stance caused an “emotional outburst” and “extreme discontent” among Azerbaijani delegation members, Haqqin.az said.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
