Expert predicts Turkey’s possible attack on SyriaOctober 23, 2012 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey’s political programs became locked in a stalemate over inability to topple Syria’s Assad, leaving Ankara with 2 options: to either cancel its plans or resort to military intervention, Director of RA NAS Institute of Oriental Studies said. “Turkey will pick the 2nd option, however, first attempting to persuade people of the threat emanating from Syria. Once the hostilities are launched, Turkey will try to enter Syria and create a buffer zone,” Ruben Safrastyan said. The expert further expressed concern over Turkey’s actions, with Aleppo, which is home to a large Armenian community, located at a distance of 60km from the border. The expert characterized the situation in Syria as stable with a balance between government troops and rebel forces established. “Current state may drag on for some 2 years, seeing as Assad is still favored by Syrian elite, the majority of population and even Sunnis,” Safrastyan concluded. 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 | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |