Will Turkey find lossless way out of "political triangle"?October 30, 2009 - 16:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, Armenia-Turkey rapprochement process is envisioned in the following way: Armenia-Turkey border won't be opened until NKR issue is settled. Still, should the border not be opened, USA congress will adopt a resolution on Armenian Genocide recognition, Oriental Studies Institute Director, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan told a news conference in Yerevan. According to him, Turkey is trying to find a way out of the triangle, managing still to maintain normal relations with Azerbaijan "Both Turkey's and Azerbaijan's recent steps suggest the two countries are interdependent," the turkologist noted."Armenia-Turkey rapprochement impacts Turkey-Azerbaijan relations both in political and economic sphere," Safrastyan noted. The turkologist also commented on Turkish Diaspora's positive reaction on RA-Turkey protocols, noting that Turkish Diaspora, as opposed to Armenian one, is influenced by the government. In contrast to Diaspora, Turkish opposition showed negative attitude, mostly spurred by Azerbaijan. 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. |