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Today.Az, Azerbaijan
Feb 14 2009
Vafa Guluzade: "Friendship with Russia deprives Turkey of the great
interest in the resolution of the Karabakh problem"
14 February 2009 [13:54] - Today.Az
Turkey is not too interested in the resolution of the Karabakh
problem, said Azerbaijani political scientist and former state adviser
of Azerbaijan on external political issues Vafa Guluzade.
According to him, problems of Azerbaijan in particular Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement are just a smokescreen and are not
discussed.
"Their perspective is known, they are in a frozen state and Turkey has
no levers of changing the current state of affairs.
"Let's see what the resolution of the Karabakh conflict gives to
Turkey. If Turkey is friends with Russia, no events, related to the
Karabakh problem, can have any negative influence on
Turkey. Therefore, Turkey, considering its national priorities, is
interested in developing relations with Russia", said he.
According to Guluzade, if Turkey is criticized for Islamism in the
United States and especially in Western Europe, there is absolutely no
such criticism in Russia. Turkey, as is known, is a Muslim state,
though its regime is quite democratic and not so religious as in Iran.
"Therefore, in the sense of the national interests of Turkey the
relations with Russia are of strategic importance for Ankara,
therefore, Gul is in Moscow",
As for the Caucasus Cooperation and Security Platform, initiated by
Turkey and supported by Russia, he repeated that this is just a
smokescreen.
"Stability in the Caucasus, if this platform promotes this, must meet
the requirements of both the West and the United States. Thus Turkey
is weakening the criticism addressed to it by Russia and West. There
can not be any platform. It is completely virtual", concluded the
political scientist.
/Day.Az/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/50685.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Feb 14 2009
Vafa Guluzade: "Friendship with Russia deprives Turkey of the great
interest in the resolution of the Karabakh problem"
14 February 2009 [13:54] - Today.Az
Turkey is not too interested in the resolution of the Karabakh
problem, said Azerbaijani political scientist and former state adviser
of Azerbaijan on external political issues Vafa Guluzade.
According to him, problems of Azerbaijan in particular Nagorno
Karabakh conflict settlement are just a smokescreen and are not
discussed.
"Their perspective is known, they are in a frozen state and Turkey has
no levers of changing the current state of affairs.
"Let's see what the resolution of the Karabakh conflict gives to
Turkey. If Turkey is friends with Russia, no events, related to the
Karabakh problem, can have any negative influence on
Turkey. Therefore, Turkey, considering its national priorities, is
interested in developing relations with Russia", said he.
According to Guluzade, if Turkey is criticized for Islamism in the
United States and especially in Western Europe, there is absolutely no
such criticism in Russia. Turkey, as is known, is a Muslim state,
though its regime is quite democratic and not so religious as in Iran.
"Therefore, in the sense of the national interests of Turkey the
relations with Russia are of strategic importance for Ankara,
therefore, Gul is in Moscow",
As for the Caucasus Cooperation and Security Platform, initiated by
Turkey and supported by Russia, he repeated that this is just a
smokescreen.
"Stability in the Caucasus, if this platform promotes this, must meet
the requirements of both the West and the United States. Thus Turkey
is weakening the criticism addressed to it by Russia and West. There
can not be any platform. It is completely virtual", concluded the
political scientist.
/Day.Az/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/50685.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress