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TURKOLOGIST: INCREASE OF TURKEY'S ROLE IN ARAB WORLD DOES NOT STEM FROM INTERESTS OF ARMENIA
ARMENPRESS
MARCH 22, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS: Turkey is trying to assume the role of
assembler of the Arab world, vice dean of the YSU Oriental Sciences
Chair, Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan said at a news conference today.
According to him, the active policy of Turkey in Middle East and
Northern Africa is aimed at establishing Turkey's priority, reinforce
economic sources in the Arab World.
"Still in 1990s the main provisions of "neoottomanism" were worked out
aiming to reunite the states forming the former Ottoman empire. To be
frank, Turkey does it good. The other candidates for having influence
in the Arab world - Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran appeared weak in
fight with Turkey," the Turkologist said, adding that as a result of
super-active political participation the Arab world sees Erdogan as
an ambassador of the Muslim people and attorney in the whole world.
"Armenia must be concerned with this circumstance as the increase
of Turkey's role does not stem from the interests of the official
Yerevan. Turkey is trying to present itself as a fair, unbiased
judge who can participate in the regional conflict as reconciler,"
Melkonyan said.
"Unfortunately, the Armenian-Turkish protocols remained as a bright
example for the whole world that Turkey's "zero issue" policy in
reality is pretence and the latter continues speaking in the language
of pre-conditions," Melkonyan said.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
MARCH 22, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS: Turkey is trying to assume the role of
assembler of the Arab world, vice dean of the YSU Oriental Sciences
Chair, Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan said at a news conference today.
According to him, the active policy of Turkey in Middle East and
Northern Africa is aimed at establishing Turkey's priority, reinforce
economic sources in the Arab World.
"Still in 1990s the main provisions of "neoottomanism" were worked out
aiming to reunite the states forming the former Ottoman empire. To be
frank, Turkey does it good. The other candidates for having influence
in the Arab world - Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran appeared weak in
fight with Turkey," the Turkologist said, adding that as a result of
super-active political participation the Arab world sees Erdogan as
an ambassador of the Muslim people and attorney in the whole world.
"Armenia must be concerned with this circumstance as the increase
of Turkey's role does not stem from the interests of the official
Yerevan. Turkey is trying to present itself as a fair, unbiased
judge who can participate in the regional conflict as reconciler,"
Melkonyan said.
"Unfortunately, the Armenian-Turkish protocols remained as a bright
example for the whole world that Turkey's "zero issue" policy in
reality is pretence and the latter continues speaking in the language
of pre-conditions," Melkonyan said.
From: A. Papazian