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Karabakh issue not fundamental for Turkey - Armenian turkologist
news.am
December 08, 2012 | 11:33
YEREVAN. - Even though there is nothing new in the statement by
Turkey's FM Ahmet Davutoglu, there are diplomatic loopholes in it,
Armenian capital city Yerevan State University Faculty of Oriental
Studies Deputy Dean, turkologist Ruben Melkonyan told Armenian
News-NEWS.am.
In his words, Turkey makes such statements since the 1990s. `Davutoglu
notes that if an Armenian-Azerbaijani agreement is reached - with
respect to the [Nagorno-]Karabakh question - which will be convenient
for Azerbaijan - or will be signed by it - , this will be acceptable for
Turkey. That is, if an agreement that is not in Azerbaijan's interests
is signed but Azerbaijan's signature is there, Turkey, as it had
pledged, will regulate the diplomatic relations with Armenia,'
Melkonyan stated.
Also, the turkologist noted that in the given situation Karabakh's
status matter is not as fundamental for Turkey as its wish to not
discomfort Azerbaijan.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, in an interview with Sabah
daily, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also commented on the
future of Armenian-Turkish ties.
To the reporter's query as to whether any progress can be expected in
these relations before 2015 - that is, on the 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide - , Davutoglu once again linked these ties to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
`We spoke about the Karabakh issue with Russia's FM Sergei Lavrov, who
was in Istanbul recently. There are elections in Armenia, in Spring,
and in Azerbaijan, in Fall 2013. There are difficulties, before the
elections, in securing a progress. At that time the psychological
climate likewise is not suitable in the countries. We want for Armenia
and Azerbaijan to achieve results in the Karabakh question; this will
enable Turkey to act,' Turkish FM.
news.am
December 08, 2012 | 11:33
YEREVAN. - Even though there is nothing new in the statement by
Turkey's FM Ahmet Davutoglu, there are diplomatic loopholes in it,
Armenian capital city Yerevan State University Faculty of Oriental
Studies Deputy Dean, turkologist Ruben Melkonyan told Armenian
News-NEWS.am.
In his words, Turkey makes such statements since the 1990s. `Davutoglu
notes that if an Armenian-Azerbaijani agreement is reached - with
respect to the [Nagorno-]Karabakh question - which will be convenient
for Azerbaijan - or will be signed by it - , this will be acceptable for
Turkey. That is, if an agreement that is not in Azerbaijan's interests
is signed but Azerbaijan's signature is there, Turkey, as it had
pledged, will regulate the diplomatic relations with Armenia,'
Melkonyan stated.
Also, the turkologist noted that in the given situation Karabakh's
status matter is not as fundamental for Turkey as its wish to not
discomfort Azerbaijan.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, in an interview with Sabah
daily, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also commented on the
future of Armenian-Turkish ties.
To the reporter's query as to whether any progress can be expected in
these relations before 2015 - that is, on the 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide - , Davutoglu once again linked these ties to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
`We spoke about the Karabakh issue with Russia's FM Sergei Lavrov, who
was in Istanbul recently. There are elections in Armenia, in Spring,
and in Azerbaijan, in Fall 2013. There are difficulties, before the
elections, in securing a progress. At that time the psychological
climate likewise is not suitable in the countries. We want for Armenia
and Azerbaijan to achieve results in the Karabakh question; this will
enable Turkey to act,' Turkish FM.