Category: Southern Caucasus

  • Yusuf Halacoglu: Turkey and Azerbaijan come closer as Sargsyan admits occupation

    Yusuf Halacoglu: Turkey and Azerbaijan come closer as Sargsyan admits occupation

    “The recent processes show how wrong Turkey’s policy of rapprochement with Armenia was”

    YusufHalachoqlu300310Istanbul. Mayis Alizadeh – APA. “Encouraged by some actions of the separatists in Turkey, Armenia has recently made senseless statements. But one must not forget that Turkey is not a weak country that will give way to the separatists and senseless Armenian claims,” former head of Turkish Historical Society, parliamentarian from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), professor Yusuf Halacoglu told APA’s Turkey bureau.

    He said Armenia does not know what to do.

    “The US does not support Armenia concerning “genocide” any more, because the US needs Turkey more in order to solve the problems in the Middle East. Therefore, Armenia’s “Agri Dagh illusions” are meaningless. These processes show how wrong Turkey’s policy of rapprochement with Armenia was. Actually, these processes strengthen the relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan. Maybe it is for the better. So, let them make senseless statements. One of the major issues is that Azerbaijan should benefit from this situation. Azerbaijan should complete the development of its economy. You know that economic power of a country means its political power. In this respect, Azerbaijan, which is strengthening its economy, is on the right way. Every country, which is in danger of economic collapse, sooner or later feels the need for its neighbors. For example Greece, they sell islands. Armenia will be in worse condition. Armenia has problems with all of its neighbors with which it could establish economic relations – with the exception of Iran. There is a need to establish new joint organizations. Enhancement of the relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan is of great importance in this respect,” he said.

    via APA – Yusuf Halacoglu: Turkey and Azerbaijan come closer as Sargsyan admits occupation.

  • Turkey uses fight against trafficking for political goals

    Turkey uses fight against trafficking for political goals

    68779YEREVAN. – Turkey tries to bring the issue of fight against trafficking into politics, head of Armenian police department for fight against trafficking Tigran Petrosyan told at a press conference on Friday.

    Turkey is a problematic state concerning the issue of possible cooperation between Turkey and Armenia on fight against trafficking, as there is no diplomatic relations with Turkey. The Interpol provides the only way to communicate between Armenian and Turkish law enforcement agencies.

    At present negotiations are run on transferring an Armenian citizen to Armenia through Georgian side. He is wanted for organizing trafficking.

    At the same time Turkish media spreads information that mostly does not correspond to reality. For example they say that Armenian women who are either victims of trafficking or intended prostitution were arrested. However, later, after Armenian side checks the information, it turns out that although people mentioned in publications arrived in Turkey indeed, they appeared in police not because they had something in common with trafficking or prostitution.

    via Turkey uses fight against trafficking for political goals – Armenian police | Armenia News – NEWS.am.

  • Armenia Ready, Target 2015

    Armenia Ready, Target 2015

    Turkish foreign policy recently intensified its attention on the Arab Spring, carrying out extensive diplomatic efforts to secure an immediate resolution for the turmoil in the region. (more…)

  • Azerbaijan’s bank opens a representative office in Istanbul and announces office opening in Moscow and Dubai

    Azerbaijan’s bank opens a representative office in Istanbul and announces office opening in Moscow and Dubai

    Azerbaijan’s bank opens a representative office in Istanbul and announces office opening in Moscow and Dubai

    Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Texnikabank OJSC continues its network expansion in accordance with the strategic development plan.

    The Bank reports that taking into account close relationships between Turkey and Azerbaijan, as well as broad trade turnover between the two countries, Texnikabank has become the first out of Azerbaijani banks which opened a representative office in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates in an office building at: Gümüş suyu İnönü Cad № 24, Öməravni məhəlləsi Bəyoğlu İstanbul.

    “The opening of the Turkish office creates conditions for closer cooperation with Turkish banks and more opportunities in the area of financial transactions. Texnikabank offers its products to companies operating on the markets of Azerbaijan and Turkey, and renders all kinds of banking services,” the Bank says.

    The strategic plan priority is to expand structural units of the Bank.

    “Besides the Turkish markets, we are planning to appear at two more banking markets – Russia and the UAE – and, consequently, open representative offices in Moscow and Dubai,” Texnikabank informed.

    Texnikabank OJSC was founded in 1993, and due to the main indicators is now in TOP 5 of the banking sector.

    via Azerbaijan Business Center – Azerbaijan’s bank opens a representative office in Istanbul and announces office opening in Moscow and Dubai.

  • Some 500,000 Azerbaijani tourists to visit Turkey in 2011

    Some 500,000 Azerbaijani tourists to visit Turkey in 2011

    Azerbaijan, Baku, July 2 / Trend, I. Isabalayeva /

    Bodrum 010710 4Last year, Turkey was visited by 436,000 Azerbaijani tourists. It is expected that this year the number of Azerbaijani tourists visiting this country will hit 500,000 people, Chairman of Tourist Market Investors Association of Turkey (TYD), Turgut Gur told journalists.

    “Turkish programs should be applied to promote Azerbaijan. First of all, all programs of the “Eurovision-2012″, to be held in Azerbaijan, should be made public for this purpose. They will be publicized next month,” Gur said.

    In the future, Azerbaijan will get even more income from tourism, he said.

    Azerbaijan needs to create other tourist services not related to the Caspian Sea to attract European tourists, the Turkish expert believes.

    “Of course, the Caspian Sea is regarded as a cold sea. There are few people in Europe who can say “I am going to the Caspian Sea”. So another work should be done here. Tourists visiting Azerbaijan will get acquainted with the culture and cuisine, and it is necessary to increase the number of advertisements related to Azerbaijan’s tourism potential on world television channels,” Gur said.

    via Some 500,000 Azerbaijani tourists to visit Turkey in 2011 | Society | Trend.

  • Armenia invited Turkey, Azerbaijan to participate in Bologna Process events

    Armenia invited Turkey, Azerbaijan to participate in Bologna Process events

    73654PanARMENIAN.Net – On July 1, 2011 Armenia and Poland will assume co-chairmanship in Bologna Process to last till December 31, 2011, Armenian Minister of Education and Science stated.

    As Armen Ashotyan told a news conference in Yerevan, a number of events were planned in this connection, including Bologna 2020 international student school aiming to consolidate students from Bologna Process member states.

    Ashotyan further noted that his Azerbaijani and Turkish counterparts were invited to participate in two events to be hosted by Armenia. However, the countries denied receiving any invitation, which, as Armenian Foreign Ministry confirmed they did receive.

    The purpose of the Bologna Process (or Bologna Accords) is the creation of the European Higher Education Area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe, in particular under the Lisbon Recognition Convention. It is named after the place it was proposed, the University of Bologna, with the signing in 1999 of the Bologna declaration by Education Ministers from 29 European countries.

    Armenia became a signatory and thus a member of the European Higher Education Area in 2005.

    via Armenia invited Turkey, Azerbaijan to participate in Bologna Process events – PanARMENIAN.Net.