ARMENIAN POLITICAL EXPERT: TURKEY STRIVES TO PLAY THE LEADING ROLE IN SOUTH CAUCASUS REGION

ArmInfo
2009-08-24 18:46:00

ArmInfo. Turkey is striving to play the leading role in the South
Caucasus region by participating in a number of energy projects,
Director of Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said at a
press-conference.

According to him, at the moment the so-called "Turkish gas
complementary policy" is observed, when Ankara is conducting an
active policy with respect to both the USA and Russia. "Turkey wants
to become a gas bundle between Russia on the one hand, and Europe
– on the other hand",- the political expert said. In this context
he added that the course shaped by the Turkish foreign ministry is
restricted to the idea "0 problems with neighboring countries". "It
will be uneasy to implement this taking into account the imperial
past of Turkey and the difficult relations with Greece, Bulgaria,
Syria and Armenia as a consequence of this past",- Iskandaryan said.