Azerbaijani political scientist Vafa Guluzade has commented on the upcoming discussion of the resolution on "Armenian genocide" in the US Congress.
"In case Americans recognize “genocide” the whole geopolitical angle of the region may change. Anti-American sentiments may cover a big area from the Black to the Caspian Sea. Considering strained relations of the United States with Iran and Syria and the fact that they are stuck in Afghanistan and Iraq, the adoption of the resolution on “genocide” may also worsen their relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan".
"I do not know what the US leadership relies upon. Probably, Washington has a special plan to weaken Turkey. They needed Turkey in the times of the Cold War as the southern flank of NATO but after its completion the role of this country has dropped, especially after it started to incline to the Islamic world, which has become an alert for Washington.
US presidents are ‘showmen’, they are manipulated by ‘puppeteers ‘ who do not love to show themselves. It seems that they have a plan to weaken Turkey and Obama fulfills their order. But in case this resolution is adopted I do not rule out the creation of the Moscow-Ankara-Tehran military union. But Americans seem not to fear this perspective. Though Turkey is a powerful state, it does not even have nuclear power stations and weapon and Americans know that it is vulnerable. Washington has long been viewing Ankara as a secondary partner in NATO and has not strengthened it, unlike other countries of the Alliance", he said.
Meanwhile, Guluzade does not think that Washington will decide to surrender its old ally to Russia.
"It would be silly on their part. On April 24 Obama will make the most threatening statements addressed to Turkey, call for immediate opening of borders with Armenia, but he will not say the word ‘genocide. They still need Turkey in the light of operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Iranian nuclear program, therefore Washington will not risk so far", Guluzade said.
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