News.am, Armenia
Oct 24 2009
Karabakh unlinked with Protocols: Ivanovski
13:11 / 10/24/2009Russian Ambassador to Turkey Vladimir Ivanovski
stated they support Armenia-Turkey reconciliation and initiative of
Kurdish issue resolution, Turkish Radikal daily reports.
`After August 2008 war, speaking in the Turkish Foreign Ministry I
said it is high time to normalize Armenia-Turkey relations. Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made a good figure Protocols signing in
Zurich. Both Turkey and Russia wish for stability in the Caucasus.
Russia has cozy relations both with Armenia and Azerbaijan. About 2.5
million Armenians and 2 million Azeris live in Russia. The settlement
of Nagorno-Karabakh problem is crucial also for us, as stability in
Caucasus proceed from our interests will have a positive impact on our
problems’ solution in Dagestan and Chechnya. However, it is incorrect
to link Karabakh issue with Armenia-Turkey Protocols.
PKK issue cannot create obstacles for Russian-Turkish relations and no
anti-Turkish actions will be permitted in Russia. Moreover, PKK does
not launch any political and military activities in Russia. Despite
this, each time meeting with Turkish officials, we express our
readiness to assist anyhow based on their provided facts. Regional
peace and security is in general interest,’ Ivanovski concluded.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress