  Ruben Safrastyan: regional rivalry between Moscow and Ankara continues May 11, 2010 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite close economic ties, regional rivalry between Moscow and Ankara continues, an Armenian professor said. “This competition is a bit alleviated but persists,” Ruben Safrastyan, director of the RA NAS Institute of Oriental Studies told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He emphasized that Ankara and Moscow practise different geo-strategic approaches in the region. “While Russia tries to maintain the status quo, which is in Armenia’s interests as well, Turkey seeks to alter it,” he said. As to economic cooperation, prof. Safrastyan said it’s the major component of the Russian-Turkish cooperation.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
