Armenian origin Russian journalist wrote about the reflections of the warm relations between Russia and Turkey in Yerevan.
Ethnic Armenian columnist of Russian Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Yuri Simonyan claimed that Yerevan administration is displeased with the efforts of Turkish and Russian politicians towards development of Turkish-Russian relations.
Simonyan wrote two days before the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Yerevan and stated that officials will discuss Nagorno-Karabakh problem and the issue of closed Turkish-Armenian border.
Because this year Lavrov left for Yerevan as Erdogan arrives Moscow just like it happened last year, Simonyan defined the coordination in the visits of Turkish and Russian officials as “pressure of Kremlin.” Making an official visit to Yerevan last year, Lavrov had said that Armenia must establish relations with her neighbours.
Some of the Armenian officials had criticized Lavrov on his statement harshly and claimed that Russia returned to its role during the treaty of Sevres. According to Armenian opposition, as a part of the agreement between Mustafa Kemal’s government and Russia, “liberated Armenian lands” were given back to Turks. They claim that Russia’s warm relations with Turkey may result with similar consequences for Armenia.
Yuri Simonyan said that Turkey offered Russia the security of Russian pipelines in the region for pressuring Armenia. On the other hand, it is reported that Azerbaijan offers allof thenatural resources in the country in return of establishment of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity.
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