  Stepan Safaryan: Turkey can instigate Azerbaijan to launch hostilities May 6, 2010 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations are not frozen but thrown into a wastebasket, according to Stepan Safaryan, head of the Heritage parliamentary group. “Initially, the Protocols were aimed to weaken the Azeri-Turkish tandem,” he told a news conference in Yerevan on May 6. “With suspension of the ratification process in the Armenian parliament, Armenian-Turkish rapprochement can finally fail.” Safaryan also said that under the circumstances, tensions in the Karabakh process will grow. “Turkey uses the Karabakh problem as a tool to gain political dividends in regional issues but it can instigate Azerbaijan to launch hostilities,” he said. As to Armenia’s domestic problems, he did not rule out conduction of early elections.   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. |
