Georgia-Turkey Relations Notably Activated RecentlyJune 16, 2006 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian military base in Akhalkalaki played the role of a peacekeeper between Georgians and Armenians during the presidency of Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Sergey Sargsyan, an expert of Spectrum, the Center for Strategic Analysis stated in Yerevan. In his words, with the withdrawal of the Russian base the population of Samtskhe Javakhetia will reduce. "If the Armenian-Georgian relations deteriorate, the developments in Javakhk may become unpredictable. One should not neglect the fact that Turkey, which considers the way through Javakhk to be one of the Turkic corridors, is very interested in the region. The corridor goes through the neighbor region of Kvemo-Kartli inhabited by Azeris and reaches Ajaria," Sargsyan remarked.At that he remarked that recently the Georgia-Turkey relations have noticeably activated. As an expample, Sargsyan mentioned the new perfectly equipped military airdrome in Manueli. "Presently negotiations on construction of two more airports are being held. They will cost Turkey $200 million," the expert underscored. Sergey Sargsyan also said that since 1999 the strategy of the Turkish Defense Ministry has changed. "Present-day Turkish army differs greatly from what it was two years ago, not to mention 1999. The Turkish Generals are nationalists. They strive for Islam and Panturkism. In their opinion, the land of Turks should be united. One more corridor is the Albania-Kosovo-Sancak (region in Serbia inhabited by Muslims)-Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two corridors have already failed. These are the Northern Caucasian corridor and Iran-Azerbaijan," the expert said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |