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    AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENTARIAN: TURKEY SHOULD PERSUADE RUSSIA OF A NEED TO PUT PRESSURE ON ARMENIA

    Today
    http://www.today.az/news/politics/5 9448.html
    Jan 14 2010
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijani parliamentarian Asim Mollazade says Russia should encourage
    Armenia to withdraw from Azerbaijan's occupied territories.

    "Turkey, using his credibility and growing economic cooperation
    with Russia, should convince Moscow of a need to exert pressure on
    Armenia in the Karabakh issue. If Russia is interested in assistance
    to Armenia, which happened in a heavy socio-economic situation, it
    should encourage it to release the occupied Azerbaijani territory,"
    the MP said.

    "Turkey has repeatedly stated that ratification of the Armenian-Turkish
    protocol depends on liberation of Armenian-occupied regions of
    Azerbaijan. Opening of Armenian-Turkish border is beneficial
    for Russia, too. But there is still no progress in return of
    Armenian-occupied Azerbaijani lands. Once there is progress, it will
    open great opportunities for socio-economic cooperation in the region."

    "Turkey has raised the issue of opening borders with Armenia both in
    talks in Washington and in a dialogue with Moscow to ensure that the
    Karabakh conflict permanently remains on the agenda."

    "Russia's interest in opening of borders Turkey's with its ally Armenia
    is attributed to two factors. Firstly, it will get overland route to
    Armenia (Russia's access to Armenia via Georgia is blocked).

    Secondly, trade with Turkey will improve dismal socio-economic
    situation in Armenia," the MP said.

    "The main subject of the Turkey-Russia dialogue is bilateral economic
    issues," Oruj said commenting on to what extent relationships between
    Ankara and Moscow depend on the energy component.

    "The issues of cooperation in the field of energy are central to
    Turkey's relations with Russia. Russia supplies resources to Europe
    via Turkey (Blue Stream). Turkey, in turn, uses these resources for its
    own consumption and for re-export to other countries," Mollazade said.
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