SIMULTANEOUS DIALOG WITH MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON EXTREMELY HARD FOR ANKARA

PanARMENIAN.Net
10.11.2008 12:35 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia and Turkey’s activities in the Caucasus are
interdependent, a Russian expert said.

"Aspiration to realize strategic goals avoiding armed conflicts
underlies the approach of both countries," Andrey Areshev, expert at
Strategic Initiative Foundation, wrote in a piece of opinion titled
"Stability in the Caucasus after five-day war: the role of Russia,
Iran and Turkey."

At that, Turkey will remain a member of NATO, a military bloc used by
the United States as a tool to restrain Russia in the Caucasus and
Black Sea regions. Under the circumstances it’s extremely hard for
Ankara to hold a dialog simultaneously with Moscow and Washington,
according to him.

"Turkey partakes in a plenty of regional peace initiatives. The
five-day war proved insufficiency of force-oriented projects. Besides,
the role of Georgia as a key transit element in the Caspian-Caucasus
has been questioned, what in profound interest of Turkey which poses as
a key transit link for energy transportation to Europe," Areshev said.