South Caucasus - competition field for Moscow and AnkaraAugust 24, 2009 - 19:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - South Caucasus remains a competition field for Moscow and Ankara, RA NAS Oriental Studies Institute Director, Turkish studies specialist Ruben Safrsastyan told a news conference in Yerevan. "Over the recent years, serious progress has been observed in Russian-Turkish relations. Apart from gas contracts, Russian company won a bid for constructing a nuclear power plant in Turkey, Moscow's current policy cardinally differs from the policy conducted in the 1990s," expert noted. Nevertheless, he doesn't think Russia will ever make any step posing a threat to its bases deployed in Armenia. "Armenia's stability is important for Moscow. Besides. Russia attaches more significance geopolitical economic vs. economic interests," Professor noted. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Director General of Ucom takes part in recruiting conference Ralph Yirikian participated in the Recruit Days business and networking conference organized by Move2Career. Ameriabank named Best Bank in Armenia for 2024 by Global Finance Ameriabank has been named the Best Bank in Armenia by Global Finance magazine in its 31st annual awards. Lavrov rejects Armenia’s “defamation” of Russia, CSTO Lavrov decried the Armenian leaders’ “defamation” of Russian soldiers and border guards deployed in Armenia. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. |