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  • TBILISI: Frustration In Turkish-Armenian Relations Might Deteriorate

    FRUSTRATION IN TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS MIGHT DETERIORATE SITUATION IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS

    The Messenger
    Feb 10 2010
    Georgia

    On February 6 The Los Angeles Times published an article by Henri J.

    Barkey and Thomas de Waal dedicated to the issues of Armenian-Turkish
    relations and the Karabakh conflict. The article states that if the
    attempts of Armenia and Turkey to get closer are frustrated this
    could be followed by an increase of tension in the region and cause
    destabilisation there.

    The article recommends that Armenia take more serious steps in the
    direction of Turkey. The authors think that Armenia's current President
    Serzh Sarkisian cannot risk giving up the occupied territories
    around the Karabakh region as it would mean political suicide,
    but he could take steps to link the Nakhchevan region to Azerbaijan
    proper. The Nakhchevan region is separated from Azerbaijan by Armenia,
    and a railway connection there could be rebuilt as an expression
    of goodwill from the Armenian side. Turkey and Azerbaijan see that
    Armenia does not want to lift a finger to do this, and this causes
    the utmost irritation.

    The authors consider that Turkey cannot solve problems with its
    neighbours while there is tension between Turkey and Armenia.
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