"We cannot say that the Armenian Constitutional Court's positive opinion about the protocols signed by Turkey creates factor of pressure on Ankara. But there will be pressure while another factors come, because Armenians announced that they will continue the process. The international community can increase pressure on Turkey after ratification of the protocols at the Armenian parliament". The most important issue is the developments around the Nagorno Karabakh conflict", chief of the international relations department of the Istanbul-based Culture University Mansur Akgun told APA Turkish bureau.
He urged for steps toward solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict for accelerating the rapprochement. "I don't think that Turkey will take actions easily under current conditions because Turkey will never take any action against Azerbaijan. EU Foreign Relations Commission welcomed Turkey's actions in the Caucasus. If there is any important progress in April, Turkey can bring protocols to the parliament. If the occupied lands are liberated and Turkish-Armenian relations are normalized, Azerbaijan will take most benefits. If Armenia rejects Russian influence and makes step toward the West, it will be useful for Azerbaijan because Azerbaijan has such strong arm like oil. But unfortunately there is no progress in this field".
Mansur Akgun said if the relations with Armenia were not normalized, Turkey wouldn't lose anything. "The 'genocide' issue will not create problems for Turkey further. Turkey doesn't see Armenia as a market because potential of Armenian people as buyers is known. It is difficult to believe that Turkey will make concrete steps while there are no concrete actions toward the solution of Nagorno Karabakh problem".
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