Expert: Turkey would gladly exchange Armenian cause for Karabakh conflictMarch 31, 2011 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the political studies department at the Caucasus Institute, political analyst Sergey Minasyan said the statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu that Turkey once asked Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to return one or two liberated territories to Azerbaijan to save Azerbaijan’s face once again proves that the Karabakh problem is not among Turkey’s priorities. Minasyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that a similar suggestion could be made. “Factually, Baku’s acknowledging the loss of Karabakh has become the price for saving Ilham Aliyev’s face, since the final recognition of Nagorno Karabakh’s independence would have been evident in the Armenian-Turkish normalization and opening of borders in one package,” he said. For Turkey, the Armenian Genocide is the most important issue in its normalization with Armenia, and Turkey would gladly exchange the Armenian cause for the Karabakh conflict, he said. The Armenian expert noted that there is nothing strange in Armenia’s rejection of the offer, with what Davutoglu was displeased. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |