ANKARA MAY HAVE RESORT TO ARMENIAN LOBBYISTS IN U.S. AND EUROPE?
PanARMENIAN.Net
26.02.2009 15:25 GMT+04:00
Media hysteria on eventual opening of the Turkish-Armenian border is
not a novelty in Azerbaijan, an Azeri expert said.
"It’s an attempt to attract the attention of Turkish public to official
Ankara’s policy toward Armenia after regular statement by PM Tayyip
Erdogan that the Azeri-Turkish relations will undergo no changes,"
Rasim Aghayev said.
Pragmatism should dominate the Azerbaijani-Turkish relations, according
to him.
"Normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey can help
alleviate tensions in the South Caucasus, what will offer Azerbaijan
extra possibilities for efficient dialogue on Karabakh," Aghayev said.
"Armenia-Turkey cooperation will compel the Armenian lobby,
which disturbs Turkey’s activities in the West, to reconsider its
position. In this case, Ankara may follow Iran’s example and have
resort to Armenian lobbyists in the U.S. and Europe," he added,
1news.az reports.