TURKEY ATTEMPTS TO INTENSIFY ITS ROLE IN JAVAKHK

PanARMENIAN.Net
23.12.2009 19:42 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey holds a radical stance on influencing
Armenia and Javakhk, according to Edward Abrahamyan, expert at "Mitk"
analytical center.

"Ankara is now carrying out active work towards neutralizing Armenia’s
influence on Javakhk and intensifying its role in the Georgian region,"
he told a news conference in Yerevan.

At that, he expert pointed out to Turkish organizations’ intention
to invest about $ 100 million in the construction of a hydro-electric
power plant in the Armenian-populated region. "Some villages in Javakhk
region have empty houses, and God knows who will own them," he noted.

With regard to Armenian-Turkish rapprochement, Abrhamyan said it was
not advantageous to Armenia since opening of the interstate border
will necessarily entail Ankara’s intensified influence on Armenia’s
foreign policy.