LAS-Turkey Problematic Relations Can Be Favorable for Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is a Near Eastern state. One should not forget that present-day Armenia is a northern suburb of the Armenia that was situated in the Near East, orientalist Suren Manukian said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net "Our foreign policy is pro-Arab and this is correct. Armenia is the only Christian state that received the status of observer in the League of Arab States (LAS). The LAS experiences tensed relations with Turkey and we can turn the situation in our favor," he said. Manukian also remarked that the Kurdish factor has a great influence of the relations between Armenia and the Arab states, specifically Syria. "The relations between the two states worsened because of Kurds, who live in great number in Syria. The Turkish factor is strong in Syria over the Kurdish problem," the orientalist underscored.