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SERZH SARGSYAN TRIES TO TO BALANCE SARKOZY'S ANTI-TURKISH RHETORIC - RUSSIAN PAPER
Tert.am
25.10.11
The Russian newspaper Moskovskiye Novosti has published an article,
commenting on Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's state visit to
Moscow.
Referring to the Armenian and Russian leaders' phone conversation with
their Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, the author of the article
particularly noted that Sargsyan was willing to offer assistance
to Turkey's earthquake survivors despite Armenia's broken ties with
the country.
"During the conversation, the Armenian president reiterated his
country's willingness to provide assistance to the neighbor. Armenia
and Turkey have been boycotting each other since the early 1990s, with
Armenia protesting against Turkey's non-recognition of the Genocide,
and Turkey demanding solidarity with Azerbaijan over Karabakh,"
the Russian publication says.
It further quotes unnamed sources as saying that Sargsyan attempted
to balance French President Nicolas Sarkozy's Genocide recognition
claims in Yerevan.
"Serzh Sargsyan's visit to Moscow followed French President Nicolas
Sarkozy's visit to Yerevan earlier in October. Sarkozy, who seeks to
gain the French-Armenians sympathy ahead of the presidential election,
voiced his intention to support Armenia in Yerevan. He remembered
about the Armenian Genocide and made it clear that Paris will continue
opposing to Turkey's EU bid. Serzh Sargsyan's Moscow gesture can be
characterized as an attempt to balance Sarkozy's anti-Turkish rhetoric,
" says the paper.
Tert.am
25.10.11
The Russian newspaper Moskovskiye Novosti has published an article,
commenting on Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's state visit to
Moscow.
Referring to the Armenian and Russian leaders' phone conversation with
their Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, the author of the article
particularly noted that Sargsyan was willing to offer assistance
to Turkey's earthquake survivors despite Armenia's broken ties with
the country.
"During the conversation, the Armenian president reiterated his
country's willingness to provide assistance to the neighbor. Armenia
and Turkey have been boycotting each other since the early 1990s, with
Armenia protesting against Turkey's non-recognition of the Genocide,
and Turkey demanding solidarity with Azerbaijan over Karabakh,"
the Russian publication says.
It further quotes unnamed sources as saying that Sargsyan attempted
to balance French President Nicolas Sarkozy's Genocide recognition
claims in Yerevan.
"Serzh Sargsyan's visit to Moscow followed French President Nicolas
Sarkozy's visit to Yerevan earlier in October. Sarkozy, who seeks to
gain the French-Armenians sympathy ahead of the presidential election,
voiced his intention to support Armenia in Yerevan. He remembered
about the Armenian Genocide and made it clear that Paris will continue
opposing to Turkey's EU bid. Serzh Sargsyan's Moscow gesture can be
characterized as an attempt to balance Sarkozy's anti-Turkish rhetoric,
" says the paper.