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Turkey might increase its influence in the region - says Orientalist (video)
The influence of Islam is so great in the East that it will become difficult and uncomfortable for Christians and other religious minorities to live there,” says Sevak Gomtsyan, a specialist in Oriental Studies. He sees no menace threatening Armenia. “However, it is not excluded that Kurds might become active in our region. Similarly, Turkey might increase its influence in the region,” he said. Orientalist Naira Mkrtchyan calls attention to China’s plans for ‘a new silk road.’ “In 2013, China’s President announced their plans to build the Silk Road Economic Belt. China is going to invest 40 billion dollars in the Central Asia,” said the lecturer of Yerevan State University.
