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May 4 2013
Think tank: U.S. must not make efforts to normalize Turkish-Armenian relations
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 4 / Trend I. Izzet /
The South Caucasus countries and the world power centers have their
own views on the region. But this does not mean that the South
Caucasus countries must blindly fulfill the will of big and powerful
countries. In any case, Azerbaijan and Georgia intend to form the ways
of development in accordance with its national interests, director of
the Center for Strategic Studies under the Azerbaijani President
Farhad Mammadov said today.
He spoke about "Security issues and conflicts in the South Caucasus"
at the "round table", organized at Princeton University (LISD), the
center said on Saturday.
He added that the South Caucasus could not turn into a powerful region
in terms of political, economic or cultural integration.
The cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia is a positive example.
But Armenia isolated itself from the regional integration process as a
result of its aggressive policy.
The occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory, the ethnic
cleansing policy against Azerbaijanis in Nagorno-Karabakh and seven
adjacent regions compelled Azerbaijan and Turkey to close the border
with that country.
He added that Azerbaijan and Georgia are developing amid the conflicts
in their territories and even partial occupation.
"We have achieved the implementation of all geo-economic projects and
form own economic goals for the next ten years," he said. "However, we
can not say this about Armenia, which failed to bring its economic
development to the level of 2008. Moreover, Armenia's militarization
reached the highest level. Armenia's military budget exceeds 5.5
percent of its GDP."
He said that the South Caucasus will turn into an economically strong
region only if the conflicts are resolved and the mutually beneficial
relations between the regional countries are established. The
conflicts in the South Caucasus are a major threat to the regional
security. They create the conditions for the dependent position of the
region.
http://en.trend.az/news/politics/2146940.html
May 4 2013
Think tank: U.S. must not make efforts to normalize Turkish-Armenian relations
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 4 / Trend I. Izzet /
The South Caucasus countries and the world power centers have their
own views on the region. But this does not mean that the South
Caucasus countries must blindly fulfill the will of big and powerful
countries. In any case, Azerbaijan and Georgia intend to form the ways
of development in accordance with its national interests, director of
the Center for Strategic Studies under the Azerbaijani President
Farhad Mammadov said today.
He spoke about "Security issues and conflicts in the South Caucasus"
at the "round table", organized at Princeton University (LISD), the
center said on Saturday.
He added that the South Caucasus could not turn into a powerful region
in terms of political, economic or cultural integration.
The cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia is a positive example.
But Armenia isolated itself from the regional integration process as a
result of its aggressive policy.
The occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory, the ethnic
cleansing policy against Azerbaijanis in Nagorno-Karabakh and seven
adjacent regions compelled Azerbaijan and Turkey to close the border
with that country.
He added that Azerbaijan and Georgia are developing amid the conflicts
in their territories and even partial occupation.
"We have achieved the implementation of all geo-economic projects and
form own economic goals for the next ten years," he said. "However, we
can not say this about Armenia, which failed to bring its economic
development to the level of 2008. Moreover, Armenia's militarization
reached the highest level. Armenia's military budget exceeds 5.5
percent of its GDP."
He said that the South Caucasus will turn into an economically strong
region only if the conflicts are resolved and the mutually beneficial
relations between the regional countries are established. The
conflicts in the South Caucasus are a major threat to the regional
security. They create the conditions for the dependent position of the
region.
http://en.trend.az/news/politics/2146940.html