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TURKEY AND RUSSIA UNITED OVER ALTERNATIVE POTENTIAL - ARMENIAN EXPERT
17:15 * 02.12.14
Turkey and Russia are seeking political efforts to demonstrate their
alternative potential to the West, an Armenian analyst has said,
commenting on Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey.
"Plans for signing a big treaty have already been announced, and that
already implies establishment of closer relations," Ara Papyan, the
director of the Yerevan based analytical center Modus Vivendi, told
Tert.am, pointing out to political motives behind the economic deal.
The expert said he thinks that the Russian leader's visit was part
of the earlier announced efforts to increase the turnover with
Russia to $100 billion within ten years. "Politically, they both
seek to demonstrate their alternative potential to the West. That
is, Turkey says, 'I will be with Russia if I am not treated well',
and Russia says, 'no matter the sanctions, there is Turkey,' " Mr
Papyan explained.
The Turkish website TRT Haber had earlier reported that the two
countries had signed eight agreements in the energy sector and
concluded a memorandum of understanding on launching a nuclear power
plant in Turkey.
In earlier comments to Tert.am, Turkologist Levon Hovsepyan cited a
big economic interdependence as the motive behind the Russian-Turkish
economic partnership against the backdrop of apparent geopolitical
and political-military discords.
Saro Saroyan, an expert in regional studies, says he is skeptical about
the developing economic ties between the two countries. "I don't think
anything of the kind is possible against the background of the current
geopolitical balance which will always leave political problems actual,
not allowing any cooperation to cover up the countries' political
bias. All the problems which address the political component can never
be pushed to the background. The Syrian issue will always remain
actual for Russia, and I don't think that Russia is likely to ever
change its position for the sake of political interests," he added.
As for possible Russian-Turkish agreements over Armenian issues
(Armenian Genocide, Karabakh conflict etc), Saroyan said he thinks that
those problems have always and will always conflict with Armenia's
interests. "If there is a Russian interest in relation to Armenia,
I don't think that Russia can step aside. As regards Armenia's state
interest, such agreements have always existed and will always exist,"
he noted.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/02/papian-saroyan/
17:15 * 02.12.14
Turkey and Russia are seeking political efforts to demonstrate their
alternative potential to the West, an Armenian analyst has said,
commenting on Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey.
"Plans for signing a big treaty have already been announced, and that
already implies establishment of closer relations," Ara Papyan, the
director of the Yerevan based analytical center Modus Vivendi, told
Tert.am, pointing out to political motives behind the economic deal.
The expert said he thinks that the Russian leader's visit was part
of the earlier announced efforts to increase the turnover with
Russia to $100 billion within ten years. "Politically, they both
seek to demonstrate their alternative potential to the West. That
is, Turkey says, 'I will be with Russia if I am not treated well',
and Russia says, 'no matter the sanctions, there is Turkey,' " Mr
Papyan explained.
The Turkish website TRT Haber had earlier reported that the two
countries had signed eight agreements in the energy sector and
concluded a memorandum of understanding on launching a nuclear power
plant in Turkey.
In earlier comments to Tert.am, Turkologist Levon Hovsepyan cited a
big economic interdependence as the motive behind the Russian-Turkish
economic partnership against the backdrop of apparent geopolitical
and political-military discords.
Saro Saroyan, an expert in regional studies, says he is skeptical about
the developing economic ties between the two countries. "I don't think
anything of the kind is possible against the background of the current
geopolitical balance which will always leave political problems actual,
not allowing any cooperation to cover up the countries' political
bias. All the problems which address the political component can never
be pushed to the background. The Syrian issue will always remain
actual for Russia, and I don't think that Russia is likely to ever
change its position for the sake of political interests," he added.
As for possible Russian-Turkish agreements over Armenian issues
(Armenian Genocide, Karabakh conflict etc), Saroyan said he thinks that
those problems have always and will always conflict with Armenia's
interests. "If there is a Russian interest in relation to Armenia,
I don't think that Russia can step aside. As regards Armenia's state
interest, such agreements have always existed and will always exist,"
he noted.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/02/papian-saroyan/