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TURKEY SEVERS TIES WITH ISRAEL TO BOOST AUTHORITY IN ARAB WORLD, EXPERT SAYS
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 2, 2011 - 20:57 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's decision to downscale diplomatic ties with
Israel and suspend military agreements is a serious step, which may
cause a crucial change in regional situation, a Turkologist said.
As Ruben Melkonyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, "no one expected
once serious Turkey-Israel strategic cooperation to come to such
an end."
Melkonyan explained Ankara's actions by a wish to increase its presence
in Arab world.
Commenting on the way the situation will influence Armenia's foreign
policy, the expert noted, "Yerevan won't benefit much from severed
Israel-Turkey ties."
"To spite Turkey, Knesset may recognise the Armenian Genocide,"
the expert noted, however, characterising Genocide recognition as
Jerusalem's internal business.
The expulsion of Israel's ambassador over an Israel Defense Forces raid
of a Turkish aid flotilla is just one step in many possible measures
taken against Israel if it persists in its refusal to apologize for the
incident, Turkish President Abduallah Gul said on Friday, September 2.
Gul's comments came just hours after Turkish Foreign Minister announced
the downscale of diplomatic relations with Jerusalem, saying the move
was a direct response to Israel's refusal to apologize for the deaths
of nine Turkish nationals in the May 2010 raid.
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 2, 2011 - 20:57 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's decision to downscale diplomatic ties with
Israel and suspend military agreements is a serious step, which may
cause a crucial change in regional situation, a Turkologist said.
As Ruben Melkonyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, "no one expected
once serious Turkey-Israel strategic cooperation to come to such
an end."
Melkonyan explained Ankara's actions by a wish to increase its presence
in Arab world.
Commenting on the way the situation will influence Armenia's foreign
policy, the expert noted, "Yerevan won't benefit much from severed
Israel-Turkey ties."
"To spite Turkey, Knesset may recognise the Armenian Genocide,"
the expert noted, however, characterising Genocide recognition as
Jerusalem's internal business.
The expulsion of Israel's ambassador over an Israel Defense Forces raid
of a Turkish aid flotilla is just one step in many possible measures
taken against Israel if it persists in its refusal to apologize for the
incident, Turkish President Abduallah Gul said on Friday, September 2.
Gul's comments came just hours after Turkish Foreign Minister announced
the downscale of diplomatic relations with Jerusalem, saying the move
was a direct response to Israel's refusal to apologize for the deaths
of nine Turkish nationals in the May 2010 raid.