  Turkey uses Azerbaijan to cement positions in Caspian region  March 15, 2011 - 13:32 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Ares Shipyard company wants to launch military shipbuilding in Azerbaijan. According to company director Kerim Kalafatoglu , Turkey has certain plans with respect to the Caspian basin. “We want to introduce our technologies in Azerbaijan and promote “Made in Azerbaijan” brand. Our goal is to make a contribution to the national defense industry of Azerbaijan,” he said. “We manufacture cutters and boats for various purposes.” The above-mentioned suggests a conclusion that Turkey just wants to cement positions in the Caspian region. Under favorable circumstances, Ankara will obviously try to impose its conditions on Iran and Russia, become a headache for both. After the failure of its Security and Stability Platform, Turkey decided to pick up a less disadvantageous initiative. However, it’s unclear, whether Azerbaijan will be capable to digest the huge amount of arms. Anyway, cutters and boats will hardly help Baku, should it venture a new war against Artsakh. The matter is that the Turkish military machine is penetrating into Azerbaijan.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
