Turkey is self-confident and it intends to wait for positive changes in the Karabakh issue.
Turkey is self-confident and it intends to wait for positive changes in the Karabakh issue, said Sinan Ogan, president of the Turkish center of international relations and strategic analysis, in his interview to Vestnik Kavkaza.
He said the Armenian side openly hoped for something new during Erdogan’s meeting with US President Barack Obama. It expected the US leader to put pressure on Turkey. "But the Turkish Premier was stiff and he reiterated the provisions of opening border with Armenia while Obama, in turn, did not insist on different opinion. I think this is an important and, perhaps, the most crucial detail in Erdogan’s negotiations in the United States. It can be said that Turkey is self-confident and it intends to wait for the positive changes in the Karabakh issue.
As for the recent initiative of the Armenian president about making changes to the law on calling back the signature of his country under the interstate documents, Ogan said: “This is not in favor of Armenia’s image at the international arena. It has already formed an image of not a consistent country. The initiated amendment to the legislation further undermines trust to this country and not only to the words but also to the signed documents. It means that Yerevan can turn back in any minute. Now we are not able to trust to Armenia’s statements and the agreements reached with this country”
The Turkish expert considers: “It is for Armenia to worry about terms. It is not of special importance to Turkey when to open border with Armenia. Ankara will just be watching over whether there are positive changes in the Karabakh settlement that will naturally meet Azerbaijan’s interests. When Armenia withdraws from at least five ‘occupied Azerbaijani regions’, the Turkish parliament may ratify the protocols”
