SAM: TURKISH-AZERBAIJANI TIES AND SITUATION IN TURKEY TO START CLARIFYING BY NEXT APRIL

Azerbaijan Business Center
Dec 29 2009

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Centre for Strategic Surveys (SAM) under
the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan expects clarification
of links between Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia in spring of 2010.

Today SAM director Elkhan Nuriyev said that the Centre studied
seriously relationships between Turkey and Armenia and was to submit
soon an analytical report on the occasion.

"The happening in these ties has caused strong split-up in Turkish
society. Even this country’s political establishment is in grave
crisis. Situation in Turkey can be characterized as serious internal
political crisis experienced by this country many times. Together with
that Turkey realizes Azerbaijan’s changed role in the region. Turkish
military men who are also concerned with the formed situation have
not made their contribution as well. Turkey needs time to define
itself what the Turks want and what Turkey wants. I think that much
will start clarifying by spring (April 2010)," Nuriyev said.

He links the caused crisis with signing of agreements on normalization
of Turkish-Armenian ties as a condition for Turkey’s integration into
the European Union.