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U.S., NATO PREFERS TURKEY 'TO PULL THE CHESTNUTS OUT OF THE FIRE' - ARMENIAN EXPERTS
tert.am
08.10.12
Different media outlets, including German ones, refuted the reports
that an artillery shell that killed five and injured at least ten
Turkish citizens in the border town of in Akcakale, Å~^anlıurfa
Province, Turkey, was really fired by the Syrian army.
At her meeting with journalists on Monday, Anush Hovhannisyan,
an expert in Turkic studies, said it is one more proof of Turkish
provocations. "That is, Turkey is eagerly seeking its military
involvement in the Syria crisis," she said.
The Arabist Hayk Kocharyan shares Ms Hovhannisyan's opinion. The
reports that Syria allegedly assumed the responsibility for the
tragedy and later apologized are false, he added.
He noted that the attack was launched from the region controlled
by insurgents.
As regards NATO and U.S. support to Turkey, Ms Hovhannisyan said that
the two prefer Turkey to "pull the chestnuts out of the fire."
Turkey's naval forces reached the Mediterranean coast, Syria's
north-western region mostly populated by Christians and Alevis.
Ms Hovhannisyan noted that Turkey is now creating a springboard
in the north-western and southern regions for further military
operations inland.
Both the experts believe that Syria is a "bur in the throat" of the
geographical center of "Syrian spring" - the Bashar Assad regime has
not collapsed as soon as it was expected to.
The U.S and NATO on the one hand, and Turkey on the other hand are
divided over Syria's state system after Bashar Assad: the former want
to see Syria a multinational state, whereas the latter is placing
emphasis on the need for Islamic Syria.
"The Justice and Development Party claims that the minority is
pressing the majority in Syria. We should not forget that, although
conservative, these are Islamic authorities supportive of Sunnism,"
Ms Hovhannisyan said.
Mr Hayk Kocharyan, in turn, noted that the Syrian president's power
is not entirely based on Alevis' power. Also, his wife comes from a
well-known Sunni family.
From: Baghdasarian
tert.am
08.10.12
Different media outlets, including German ones, refuted the reports
that an artillery shell that killed five and injured at least ten
Turkish citizens in the border town of in Akcakale, Å~^anlıurfa
Province, Turkey, was really fired by the Syrian army.
At her meeting with journalists on Monday, Anush Hovhannisyan,
an expert in Turkic studies, said it is one more proof of Turkish
provocations. "That is, Turkey is eagerly seeking its military
involvement in the Syria crisis," she said.
The Arabist Hayk Kocharyan shares Ms Hovhannisyan's opinion. The
reports that Syria allegedly assumed the responsibility for the
tragedy and later apologized are false, he added.
He noted that the attack was launched from the region controlled
by insurgents.
As regards NATO and U.S. support to Turkey, Ms Hovhannisyan said that
the two prefer Turkey to "pull the chestnuts out of the fire."
Turkey's naval forces reached the Mediterranean coast, Syria's
north-western region mostly populated by Christians and Alevis.
Ms Hovhannisyan noted that Turkey is now creating a springboard
in the north-western and southern regions for further military
operations inland.
Both the experts believe that Syria is a "bur in the throat" of the
geographical center of "Syrian spring" - the Bashar Assad regime has
not collapsed as soon as it was expected to.
The U.S and NATO on the one hand, and Turkey on the other hand are
divided over Syria's state system after Bashar Assad: the former want
to see Syria a multinational state, whereas the latter is placing
emphasis on the need for Islamic Syria.
"The Justice and Development Party claims that the minority is
pressing the majority in Syria. We should not forget that, although
conservative, these are Islamic authorities supportive of Sunnism,"
Ms Hovhannisyan said.
Mr Hayk Kocharyan, in turn, noted that the Syrian president's power
is not entirely based on Alevis' power. Also, his wife comes from a
well-known Sunni family.
From: Baghdasarian