ENERGY ISSUES UNDERLIE RUSSIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 14, 2010 – 16:00 AMT 11:00 GMT

Moscow is not interested in Turkey’s engagement in the Karabakh
process, according to professor Ruben Safrastyan, director of the RA
NAS Institute of Oriental Studies.

Assessing the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Ankara,
prof. Safrastyan said that economic and energy issues underlie
Russian-Turkish relations. "Russia and Turkey have always been rivals
in the region," he said.

As to Armenia-Turkey rapprochement, prof. Safrastyan said that "the
Turkish leadership will hardly change its position in the near future"

He also stressed that it’s a favorable moment for Armenia to promote
the international process of the Armenian Genocide recognition.