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NATO Will "Hit" Turkey With Karabakh
Naira Hayrumyan, Political Commentator
Politics - 05 September 2014, 20:12
The international press "did not notice" the meeting of the presidents
of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the U.S. Secretary Kerry. The results of
this meeting, however, may affect more global decisions. The most
important question is what the concluding resolution of NATO summit in
Wales will look like. Earlier only territorial integrity was mentioned
as a principle of settlement of the conflict which was the reason why
Serzh Sargsyan refused to attend the last two summits. Will the
principle of self-determination be stated as well?
This is not the "best" time for this. The key topic to NATO was the
war in Ukraine backed by Russia and the division of the country.
Including the principle in the NATO resolution would be perceived in
Ukraine as support to separatists, and in Russia a new impetus for
actions.
In order to adopt a wording on Karabakh that will favor Armenia NATO
will have to separate the Karabakh conflict from other conflicts,
including the Georgian ones. Therefore, NATO will hit Turkey painfully
which has announced that a settlement of the Karabakh conflict that
favors Azerbaijan is a priority.
Will NATO's leading member states - the United States, France and
Great Britain - act against Turkey? Now the international conjuncture
is such that Turkey is perceived as the next outcast after Russia.
Turkey is supporting Islamist extremists in Russia and Iraq and Syria
and NATO may declare Russia and extremists enemies.
Armenian experts already suppose that Turkey may be removed from NATO.
In this respect, it is possible that unexpected wording on Karabakh
will be adopted in the NATO summit. Moreover, it will allow tearing
Armenia off the
- See more at: http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/32938#sthash.u30ZzI83.dpuf
Naira Hayrumyan, Political Commentator
Politics - 05 September 2014, 20:12
The international press "did not notice" the meeting of the presidents
of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the U.S. Secretary Kerry. The results of
this meeting, however, may affect more global decisions. The most
important question is what the concluding resolution of NATO summit in
Wales will look like. Earlier only territorial integrity was mentioned
as a principle of settlement of the conflict which was the reason why
Serzh Sargsyan refused to attend the last two summits. Will the
principle of self-determination be stated as well?
This is not the "best" time for this. The key topic to NATO was the
war in Ukraine backed by Russia and the division of the country.
Including the principle in the NATO resolution would be perceived in
Ukraine as support to separatists, and in Russia a new impetus for
actions.
In order to adopt a wording on Karabakh that will favor Armenia NATO
will have to separate the Karabakh conflict from other conflicts,
including the Georgian ones. Therefore, NATO will hit Turkey painfully
which has announced that a settlement of the Karabakh conflict that
favors Azerbaijan is a priority.
Will NATO's leading member states - the United States, France and
Great Britain - act against Turkey? Now the international conjuncture
is such that Turkey is perceived as the next outcast after Russia.
Turkey is supporting Islamist extremists in Russia and Iraq and Syria
and NATO may declare Russia and extremists enemies.
Armenian experts already suppose that Turkey may be removed from NATO.
In this respect, it is possible that unexpected wording on Karabakh
will be adopted in the NATO summit. Moreover, it will allow tearing
Armenia off the
- See more at: http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/32938#sthash.u30ZzI83.dpuf