Alexander Sotnichenko: Turkey between devil and deep (blue) seaSeptember 28, 2009 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is trying to maneuver to derive benefits for itself and not to offend Azerbaijan, a Russian expert said."I don't know what about the Armenian parliament but the Turkish Grand Assembly is going to ratify the protocols on normalization of relations," Alexander Sotnichenko, senior fellow at Saint Petersburg Center for Middle East Studies, told PanARMENIAN.Net "Turkey is between the devil and the deep blue sea but I think the protocols will be ratified," he said. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Turkey and Armenia will sign a deal to establish diplomatic ties on Oct. 10. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |