On May 16 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Moscow and met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as part of Ankara?s ongoing efforts to normalize its relations with Armenia. Reportedly Putin and Erdogan discussed finding a sustainable solution to the Karabakh issue as well as bilateral relations between Russia and Turkey.
It appears that the process of Turkish-Armenian normalization might be hijacked by nationalist rhetoric and the strategic interests of the various international actors. While Erdogan attempted to secure Russian support for Ankara?s policy of rapprochement with Armenia, the Turkish authorities continue to link Turkish-Armenian relations to the problems within the Armenian-Azerbaijan bilateral relationship.
A closer examination of the rhetoric used by both Turkey and Armenia during the current normalization process, reveals that neither side has addressed the "dark side
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