It is important to understand who pushed Yerevan into Turkey's armsMay 5, 2009 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian expert David Davtyan doesn't think that any outside force is interested in compelling Armenian authorities to sign some wittingly losing documents. "Unfortunately, today the essence of Armenian-Turkish talks is vague, since Armenia does not impose concrete conditions on Turkey. Thus, a comparison inevitably comes to mind: official Yerevan merely establishes diplomatic relations with Ankara, without solving national priority tasks, which is wittingly disadvantageous for the Armenian Cause, but can be profitable for country's economy," he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to him, it is important to realize who pushed Yerevan into Turkey's arms and who is the ideologist of normalizing relations. "Russia realized clearly, that Armenian-Turkish reconciliation would make variance between Ankara and Baku. That made Azerbaijan address Moscow to bargain support in the Karabakh issue," he said, adding that dynamics of recent Russian-Turkish relations are characterized by the growth in turnover, political approximation and common geopolitical interest. "In this situation Armenia with its legitimate claims to Ankara, becomes a buffer in fulfillment of certain plans. The U.S., yielding to Moscow in influence over Yerevan, quickly patterned its behavior and started to play own geopolitical solitaire, trying to extract some profit from the situation. Actually, Armenian-Turkish negotiations conceal a geopolitical game which can change world's power balance," stressed Davtyan. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |