Political scientist has commented on the diplomatic activeness between Yerevan and Ankara and visit of the deputy Turkish foreign minister to Yerevan.
'The process of the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement has really become a great problem and Ankara cannot find the way out of the established situation. On the other hand, the United States and EU put pressure on Turkey for it to open borders with Armenia and on the other hand Azerbaijan is against this rapprochement without the Karabakh conflict resolution. Therefore, Turkey is stuck in the labyrinth which it is unable to overcome', said Turkish political scientist, professor of the 21st century university Arif Keskin, commenting on the diplomatic activity between Yerevan and Ankara.
'The ruling party would have opened the borders with Armenia long before, but it cannot risk due to the position of Baku and the Turkish public. The elections in Turkey will be held in a year and if the ruling party settles the Armenian issue unilaterally without taking into account Azerbaijan’s interests, it may lose the elections.
Baykal, Bakhchali and other political powers who support the process of normalization of relations with Armenia will immediately change their direction and start to use the Azerbaijani trump card. Thus, for the ruling party this process is a big risk. After the recent events the love for Azerbaijan has grown several times in the Turkish public, which means the Azerbaijani factor has become a serious factor in Turkey’s internal political life', he said.
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