SOME ASPECTS OF TURKISH-US RELATIONS
The Messenger
March 9 2010
Georgia
On March 5 the First Deputy Foreign Ministers of Russia and Turkey held
negotiations in Moscow. Different issues were discussed, including
the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, the situation in Iraq and
the Middle East generally and Iran’s nuclear programme.
Turkish newspaper Sabakh suggests that now the Armenian genocide
issue is on the agenda of the US Congress Turkey is ready to respond
to the US position and has prepared political, economic, military
and strategic answers.
The same newspaper states that Ankara is ready to conduct dialogue
with Moscow in different areas including military co-operation.
Moreover Ankara will most probably have surprises for Washington
concerning Afghanistan. It could decrease the level of its presence
there and also start reconsidering the future of the US military
bases in Turkish territory.
The Armenian genocide issue will also be discussed in the Swedish
Parliament on March 17. However Ankara has already warned Stockholm
of the possible consequences of taking what it would see as a wrong
position on this.