ERDOGAN’S STATEMENTS ARE RHETORIC

news.az, Azerbaijan
Jan 15 2010

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Two politically important events that bear a
direct relationship to the region have occurred since the start of
the year.

First is the visit of Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Moscow
and his important speeches there. Second is the recognition of the
Armenian-Turkish protocols as compliant with the norms of international
law in the Constitutional Court of Armenia, said Fikret Sadikhov.

"Though Erdogan’s statements were quite weighty and important, it
should not be forgotten that this is just a rhetoric though meeting
Azerbaijan’s interests", Sadikhov said.

Meanwhile, he said the documents recognized by the Constitutional
Court as meeting the interests of the country, do not meet Azerbaijan’s
interests at all.

"However, Armenia can be understood here. The country is in a deep
economic recession and it needs ‘gates’ for its economic recovery",
Sadikhov said.

He also noted that the sharp need for the ratification of these
protocols by Armenia is proven by the fact that despite numerous
protests of the population and the diaspora, the protocols have been
recognized by the Armenian Constitutional Court.

Novosti-Azerbaijan