NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA IS STEMMING FROM THE INTERESTS OF TURKEY, ARMENIAN TURKOLOGIST THINKS
ArmInfo
2009-04-22 13:44:00
Normalization of relations with Armenia is stemming from the
interests of Turkey, Armenian turkologist, Hakop Chakryan, said at the
roundtable-seminar dedicated to the Armenian-Turkish relations. He also
added as Turkey is pretending to the role of the regional superpower
(initiating of the Caucasus Platform is evidence of it), but our
country is playing the restraining part in the region, naturally it is
beneficial for Turkey to have kind neighbouring relations with Armenia.
‘It is no secret that since the end of 90-s, beside Azerbaijan,
Turkey has enhanced its influence in Georgia as well. This gave wide
opportunities to Turkey to further strengthening its role in the South
Caucasus. But in this context our country is a serious counterbalance
to Turkey. For this reason, it is extremely favorable for Turkey to
have a kind neighbour in the person of Armenia’, – Chakryan said
and added that normalization of relations with our country, which
is strategical partner of Russia, will weaken confrontation between
Russia and Turkey and also cancel the necessity of reequipping and
rearming of the Russian military bases in Armenia.