Azerbaijani political expert: Did Serzh Sargsyan need to resort to circus acrobatics to send message to Ankara?

“Armenia’s restoring to such political acrobatics makes no sense,” Azerbaijani political expert Fikrat Sadigov said commenting on Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s letter to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul from the aircraft when the Armenia leader was flying over Turkey.

"In principle, heads of states’ greeting their colleagues from countries over which they fly from aircraft is an old international practice. Previously, the media often published such greetings. But, apparently, Armenia leadership learned about this practice only recently. Moreover, Serzh Sargsyan’s message to Abdullah Gul was more political in nature, rather than simply a desire to welcome his colleague," noted political scientist.

"Besides, given the fact the Armenian Constitutional Court approved the Zurich protocols with reservations disavowed them. Armenian President calls for Turkey to resolve all contentious issues and not leave them to future generations seems quite ridiculous. If the Armenian president wants his country to come out of isolation, such a message from an aircraft, which is contrary to Yerevan’s acts towards Ankara, is not the best solution.”

“Did Serzh Sargsyan need to resort to circus acrobatics to send message to Ankara? Yerevan’s such political acrobatics makes no sense,” the expert added.

Z. Ahmadov