AZERBAIJANI POLITICAL EXPERT: DID SERZH SARGSYAN NEED TO RESORT TO CIRCUS ACROBATICS TO SEND MESSAGE TO ANKARA?
Z. Ahmadov

Today
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Feb 9 2010
Azerbaijan

"Armenia’s restoring to such political acrobatics makes no sense,"
Azerbaijani political expert Fikrat Sadigov said commenting on Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan’s letter to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah
Gul from the aircraft when the Armenia leader was flying over Turkey.

"In principle, heads of states’ greeting their colleagues from
countries over which they fly from aircraft is an old international
practice. Previously, the media often published such greetings. But,
apparently, Armenia leadership learned about this practice only
recently. Moreover, Serzh Sargsyan’s message to Abdullah Gul was
more political in nature, rather than simply a desire to welcome his
colleague," noted political scientist.

"Besides, given the fact the Armenian Constitutional Court approved the
Zurich protocols with reservations disavowed them. Armenian President
calls for Turkey to resolve all contentious issues and not leave
them to future generations seems quite ridiculous. If the Armenian
president wants his country to come out of isolation, such a message
from an aircraft, which is contrary to Yerevan’s acts towards Ankara,
is not the best solution."

"Did Serzh Sargsyan need to resort to circus acrobatics to send
message to Ankara? Yerevan’s such political acrobatics makes no sense,"
the expert added.