Interests of Turkey more akin to Armenia than AzerbaijanSeptember 1, 2009 - 18:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The interests of Turkey are more akin to Armenia than Azerbaijan in a number of issues, Stepan Grigoryan , head of the Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation told a press conference in Yerevan today.According to him, "Turkey is interested in opening the Armenian-Turkish border, because after the August war Georgia has ceased to be a reliable transit country. Ankara understands that its projects associated with Georgia, cannot succeed, and it chooses the alternative way - Armenia, " - the Armenian expert said. According to him, over the last 5 years, Turkey has seriously changed its policy and showed that their future is connected to the South Caucasus. According to Stepan Grigoryan, since last year Armenia declared its readiness to normalize relations with Turkey without preconditions. "We say this because he felt that Turkey was also ready to establish relations. It turned out that we were right and objective reasons existed and exist today for the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation: the desire of Turkey to join EU, become a regional player, increase international interest in the region, U.S. pressure on Ankara, " the expert said. 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 | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |