  Ruben Safrastyan: regional rivalry between Moscow and Ankara continues May 11, 2010 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite close economic ties, regional rivalry between Moscow and Ankara continues, an Armenian professor said. “This competition is a bit alleviated but persists,” Ruben Safrastyan, director of the RA NAS Institute of Oriental Studies told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He emphasized that Ankara and Moscow practise different geo-strategic approaches in the region. “While Russia tries to maintain the status quo, which is in Armenia’s interests as well, Turkey seeks to alter it,” he said. As to economic cooperation, prof. Safrastyan said it’s the major component of the Russian-Turkish cooperation.   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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection.Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |
