SERGEY SHAKARYANTS: MISSILE CRISIS FORMING AROUND CAUCASUS

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.03.2010 18:38 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Superpowers, namely Russia and the United
States, are waging struggle for installation of anti-missile systems
worldwide. The US plans to install missile defense shields in Romania
and Turkey. In response, Russia speaks about stationing S-400 systems
in some CIS states, as well as Iran." Sergey Shakaryants told a news
conference in Yerevan.

"A missile crisis is forming around Caucasus, with no forecasts as
to the date of its termination," he said. "Global processes like this
seem to push Karabakh issue, Armenia-Turkey border opening and Iran’s
nuclear program to the background."

Dwelling on the impact of Russia-US missile crisis on Karabakh conflict
settlement and Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, Mr. Shakaryants said
that the issues above will remain frozen until the missile crisis
is solved. "Still, a moment may come for Azerbaijan, driven to
desperation, to resume hostilities," he added.

"Turkish nationalists have apprehensions about the Armenian-Turkish
border opening, intensified by current Kurdization of Turkish regions,
adjacent to Armenia. Nationalists are concerned that Armenians and
Kurds may unite around a common goal, which runs counter to Turkey’s
national interests," the expert concluded.