Turkey uses Azerbaijan to cement positions in Caspian regionMarch 15, 2011 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Ares Shipyard company wants to launch military shipbuilding in Azerbaijan. According to company director Kerim Kalafatoglu , Turkey has certain plans with respect to the Caspian basin. “We want to introduce our technologies in Azerbaijan and promote “Made in Azerbaijan” brand. Our goal is to make a contribution to the national defense industry of Azerbaijan,” he said. “We manufacture cutters and boats for various purposes.” The above-mentioned suggests a conclusion that Turkey just wants to cement positions in the Caspian region. Under favorable circumstances, Ankara will obviously try to impose its conditions on Iran and Russia, become a headache for both. After the failure of its Security and Stability Platform, Turkey decided to pick up a less disadvantageous initiative. However, it’s unclear, whether Azerbaijan will be capable to digest the huge amount of arms. Anyway, cutters and boats will hardly help Baku, should it venture a new war against Artsakh. The matter is that the Turkish military machine is penetrating into Azerbaijan. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |