  Azerbaijan to back Turkey in Israeli-Turkish conflict  October 1, 2011 - 14:25 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish-Israeli conflict is explained by Turkey’s aspiration to expand its influence over the countries once a part of the Ottoman Empire, according to an Armenian expert. “Turkey is not an ordinary country. Being militaristic and aggressive, it now tries to make use of the weakened Arab world,” Levon Shirinyan told a news conference in Yerevan. As to Azerbaijan, he said, it’s a country that originated as a result of a bargain between Turkey and Soviet Russia. “Azerbaijan is a Turkic state which forms a kind of confederation together with Turkey and Northern Cyprus. It can’t but support Turkey or fall under Russia’s influence again, thus displeasing the United States,” the expert said.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
