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TURKISH-ARMENIAN BORDER OPENING TO CHANGE BALANCE OF POWER IN CAUCASUS
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.04.2009 15:50 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ An extremely important event between Turkey and
Armenia looks to be on the horizon, says annual report issued by
Stratfor center.
"The U.S. Congress for several years has threatened to pass a
resolution condemning Turkish genocide against Armenians. The
Turks are extraordinarily sensitive to this charge, and passage
would have meant a break with the United States. Last week, they
publicly began to discuss an agreement with the Armenians, including
diplomatic recognition, which essentially disarms the danger from
any U.S. resolution on genocide. Although an actual agreement hasn't
been signed just yet, anticipation is building on all sides," the
report says.
"The Turkish opening to Armenia has potentially significant
implications for the balance of power in the Caucasus. The August
2008 Russo-Georgian war created an unstable situation in an area of
vital importance to Russia. Russian troops remain deployed, and NATO
has called for their withdrawal from the breakaway Georgian regions
of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. There are Russian troops in Armenia,
meaning Russia has Georgia surrounded. In addition, there is talk of
an alternative natural gas pipeline network from Azerbaijan to Europe,"
it says.
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.04.2009 15:50 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ An extremely important event between Turkey and
Armenia looks to be on the horizon, says annual report issued by
Stratfor center.
"The U.S. Congress for several years has threatened to pass a
resolution condemning Turkish genocide against Armenians. The
Turks are extraordinarily sensitive to this charge, and passage
would have meant a break with the United States. Last week, they
publicly began to discuss an agreement with the Armenians, including
diplomatic recognition, which essentially disarms the danger from
any U.S. resolution on genocide. Although an actual agreement hasn't
been signed just yet, anticipation is building on all sides," the
report says.
"The Turkish opening to Armenia has potentially significant
implications for the balance of power in the Caucasus. The August
2008 Russo-Georgian war created an unstable situation in an area of
vital importance to Russia. Russian troops remain deployed, and NATO
has called for their withdrawal from the breakaway Georgian regions
of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. There are Russian troops in Armenia,
meaning Russia has Georgia surrounded. In addition, there is talk of
an alternative natural gas pipeline network from Azerbaijan to Europe,"
it says.