VLADIMIR ZAKHAROV: TURKEY’S REGIONAL INITIATIVES MERE INTENTION TO ROOT ITS POSITIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
17.11.2008 15:52 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey’s aspiration to join the Karabakh talks and
its Caucasus stability and cooperation pact is merely an intention
to root its positions in the region, a Russian expert said.

"Ankara’s initiatives will remain on paper," Vladimir Zakharov, the
head of the Center of Caucasus Studies at Moscow State Institute of
International Relations (MGIMO), told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

After the war in South Ossetia, Turkey proposed a Caucasus stability
and cooperation platform supposed to bring together Russia, Turkey,
Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Besides, Turkish President Abdullah Gul announced his intention
to mediate between the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents. "The
OSCE Minsk Group failed to produce effect during 17 years of its
mediation. Turkey-Armenia and Azerbaijan-Armenia issues are not
only bilateral but also territorial. The situation in the region has
changed. Resolution of conflicts will lead to political and economic
stability," he said.