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Turkish expert: Because of "brotherly relations" with Azerbaijan,
Turkey lost chances to become an arbiter in settlement of conflict
situations in South Caucasus
arminfo
Friday, November 30, 17:52
The governments of the South Caucasus states do not prepare their
societies to compromise and peaceful settlement of conflicts, Turkish
expert, Mustafa Aydyn, said at the forum "Dynamics of regional
security in the South Caucasus" in Yerevan, 30 November.
He said that the security problems of the South Caucasus for the last
20 years since the USSR collapse have not been resolved, and there is
even a danger of their turning into an armed conflict. Moreover, all
the attempts of outside intermediaries to settle these conflicts,
failed. As a result, these intermediaries lost trust at least one of
the parties to the conflict, he said. He also added that civil society
and different NGOs of the South Caucasus countries are not popular
among the population of these countries. According to public opinion
poll, only 5% of population of Armenia trust in von-governmental
organizations, 4% -of Azerbaijan and 7% - of Georgia.
"Non-availability of democracy is a serious obstacle on the way of
stabilization in the region", - Aydyn said.
He also added that in a certain sense Turkey could promote stability
and security of the South Caucasus, but Ankara lost such an
opportunity , first of all, because of special relations with one of
the countries of the region - Azerbaijan. So, as the Turkish expert
said, because of the "brotherly relations" with Azerbaijan, Turkey
lost chances to become an arbiter in settlement of the conflict
situations in the South Caucasus. "The brotherhood and friendship with
Azerbaijan are necessary, but there are other more important things.
Turkey needs stable Caucasus. Turkey needs this region like a transit
territory for transporting of energy resources from Central Asia.
Moreover, secure South Caucasus is a buffer area between Turkey and
Russia, the relations with which were not always beyond reproach", -
the expert said.
Turkey lost chances to become an arbiter in settlement of conflict
situations in South Caucasus
arminfo
Friday, November 30, 17:52
The governments of the South Caucasus states do not prepare their
societies to compromise and peaceful settlement of conflicts, Turkish
expert, Mustafa Aydyn, said at the forum "Dynamics of regional
security in the South Caucasus" in Yerevan, 30 November.
He said that the security problems of the South Caucasus for the last
20 years since the USSR collapse have not been resolved, and there is
even a danger of their turning into an armed conflict. Moreover, all
the attempts of outside intermediaries to settle these conflicts,
failed. As a result, these intermediaries lost trust at least one of
the parties to the conflict, he said. He also added that civil society
and different NGOs of the South Caucasus countries are not popular
among the population of these countries. According to public opinion
poll, only 5% of population of Armenia trust in von-governmental
organizations, 4% -of Azerbaijan and 7% - of Georgia.
"Non-availability of democracy is a serious obstacle on the way of
stabilization in the region", - Aydyn said.
He also added that in a certain sense Turkey could promote stability
and security of the South Caucasus, but Ankara lost such an
opportunity , first of all, because of special relations with one of
the countries of the region - Azerbaijan. So, as the Turkish expert
said, because of the "brotherly relations" with Azerbaijan, Turkey
lost chances to become an arbiter in settlement of the conflict
situations in the South Caucasus. "The brotherhood and friendship with
Azerbaijan are necessary, but there are other more important things.
Turkey needs stable Caucasus. Turkey needs this region like a transit
territory for transporting of energy resources from Central Asia.
Moreover, secure South Caucasus is a buffer area between Turkey and
Russia, the relations with which were not always beyond reproach", -
the expert said.