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Azerbaijanis slam recent tendency in Turkey-Armenia relations

14 March 2009 13:26 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramil Mammadli â€“ APA. Azerbaijani political scientists and party functionaries took a negative opinion of the Turkish media reports which claimed that there was a secret deal between Turkey and Armenia, which will be released after April 24.
Political scientist Vafa Guluzade, a Former Azerbaijani Presidential Advisor, told APA that Turkeyâ€™s move to warm relations with Armenia may undermine Azerbaijanâ€™s stand.
â€œHowever, many big countries in the world favor warm relations between Turkey and Armenia. In fact, we have not gained anything from the close borders between Turkey and Armenia. We should wait and see what comes out of Armeniaâ€™s forging relations with a NATO state,â€ he added
According to him, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will remain unsolved if the political balance in the region doesnâ€™t change.
â€œIf the United States can drive Russia out of the Caucasus and make Armenia independent, then the Karabakh conflict will be settled,â€ he added.

Sulhaddin Ekber, Chairman of Musavat Party Assembly, expressed regret for Turkeyâ€™s building relations with Armenia.
â€œTurkey takes this step, taking into account the international trends. In any case, if Armenia gets a carrot instead of a stick, this will not yield a good result, he added.

Political scientist Rasim Musabayev said such reports in Turkish media are designed to learn public opinion.
â€œTurkey has its own interests and these interests are impossible to absolutely coincide with Azerbaijanâ€™s interests on all issues. However, Turkey understands that Azerbaijan is more important than Armenia,â€ he added.

MP Aydin Mirzezade thinks that every step to be taken will arouse an adequate reaction from the Turkish public.
â€œUp to now, Turkey stated that is sides with Azerbaijan. Now friendship with Armenia may cause reverse reaction. Turkish authoritiesâ€™ improving its relationship with a country which conducts dirty campaign against Turkey internationally is not understandable. However, it is their own business. In any case, the trends will unveil how sincere Turkeyâ€™s alliance with Azerbaijan is,â€ he added.

MP Igbal Aghazade, Chairman of Umid Party, called the trends as undesirable.
â€œTurkey should think very seriously. I am one of those who donâ€™t approve of AKPâ€™s policy. This suggests that AKP wants to configure a new order of the notion of strategic alliance. Anyway, they have kind of Arabic fanaticism,â€ he added.
Sabah and Star newspapers, close to the Turkish government, reported that Turkey and Armenia reached an agreement in Berne through secret negotiations conducted since September 2007 and this agreement will be announced after April 24, the day of so-called Armenian genocideâ€.