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Mubariz Ahmedoglu: â€œThere are other points behind the Turkish-Armenian relationsâ€

16 March 2009 14:52 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elnur Mammadliâ€“APA. â€œDevelopments in Turkey today connect with the democratization process inside the country. Turkey was forced to take Armenians into consideration at the momentâ€, said Mubariz Ahmedoglu, head of the Innovation and Technologies Center, at the press conference on Monday, APA reports. He said results of the discussions between Turkey and Armenia for normalization of the relations were not known. â€œAll these issues will become clear after the municipal elections in Turkey on March 29 and discussions over the false April 24 â€œArmenian genocideâ€. I think there are other points, particularly economic interests behind the Turkish-Armenian relationsâ€, said Ahmedoglu.

The political analyst said that Turkey intended to buy Azerbaijani gas for $140 per 1000 cubic meters and sell it for $450. â€œOf course, Azerbaijan will protect its national interests and will not agree with that. I think the Turkeyâ€™s hesitation in its last actions arose from this pointâ€.

Ahmedoglu expressed his opinion about the last developments in the solution of Nagorno Karabakh problem as well and said there were serious progresses there. He said there were serious changes in the position of Russia, USA and even France on the conflict over the past several years. â€œThe philosophy of the negotiations is changed as Azerbaijan strengthens its economic power and new demands are made in every phaseâ€.