South Caucasus - competition field for Moscow and AnkaraAugust 24, 2009 - 19:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - South Caucasus remains a competition field for Moscow and Ankara, RA NAS Oriental Studies Institute Director, Turkish studies specialist Ruben Safrsastyan told a news conference in Yerevan. "Over the recent years, serious progress has been observed in Russian-Turkish relations. Apart from gas contracts, Russian company won a bid for constructing a nuclear power plant in Turkey, Moscow's current policy cardinally differs from the policy conducted in the 1990s," expert noted. Nevertheless, he doesn't think Russia will ever make any step posing a threat to its bases deployed in Armenia. "Armenia's stability is important for Moscow. Besides. Russia attaches more significance geopolitical economic vs. economic interests," Professor noted. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. 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. |