Iran does not welcome Ankara’s increasing role as a regional player.
The Russian-Georgian war in 2008 changed the geopolitical situation in the region and claims of key players, keeping their attention fixed on the Armenia-Turkey relations, Professor of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences A. Avetisyan said at an international conference on Armenian-Turkey relations in Yerevan.
According to him, Turkey started to play against Brussels and Washington in favor of Moscow after the Russian-Georgian war.
“Meanwhile Ankara began to compete with Moscow in increasing its role as a regional player. To this end, Turkey became interested in the normalization process with Armenia,” the scientist said.
The expert stressed that the normalization process of Armenian-Turkish relations conflicts with Tehran’s interests. To put it mildly, Iran does not welcome Ankara’s increasing role as a regional player, he said.
“Tehran has always viewed the Armenian factor to deter Ankara’s increasing role in the region,” he noted.
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