Turkish, Israeli Foreign Ministries trying to settle dispute

PanARMENIAN.Net - With Turkish government adopting a package of anti-Israeli sanctions, both countries’ Foreign Ministries are trying to settle dispute, RA NAS Oriental Studies Institute director Ruben Safrastyan stated.

“Being bound in a strategic alliance, Turkey and Israel have too much in common,” the expert said in a conversation with PanAPMENIAN.Net reporter.

“What we see now is a game played by Prime Minister Erdogan, who bases on anti-Semitic moods in Turkey in an attempt to win the title of Islam protector. However, neither Turkey nor Israel are much favored by surrounding Arabic states, so I don’t expect final rupture of diplomatic relations here,” Safrastyan noted.

“Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is trying to act to the detriment of Turkish Army to enhance its influence prior to 2011 elections. Recently, Hakan Fidan, an aide to Erdogan, was appointed as undersecretary to Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), which means that MIT, earlier supervised by Turkish General Staff, came under the Prime Minister’s control,” he said.