Some Arab countries aren’t delighted with Neo-Ottoman policy, expert saysMarch 22, 2011 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is trying to dominate Middle East, taking advantage of the absence of sole leader in the region, an Armenian expert said. “Ankara wants to be a mediator between East and West and succeeds in its initiative. It will try the same policy in the South Caucasus, however, its bias regarding the Karabakh conflict is unacceptable for Armenia,” Ruben Melkonyan told a news conference on March 22. The expert also emphasized that Turkey’s neo-Ottoman policy aims to increase Turkish influence throughout the Middle East. However, as he noted, some Arab countries aren’t delighted with it. Commenting on the Libyan events, Melkonyan said: “On the one hand, Erdogan called on Gadhafi to listen to his people and quit. On the other hand, he spoke out against the allied military campaign, what helped his image on Libya.” Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |