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Karabakh problem not urgent for Turkish-Armenian relations
14.02.2009 12:53 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Nagorno Karabakh problem was probably discussed
during the Russian-Turkish presidential talks in Moscow but it was not
among priorities, a Russian expert said.

`The visit of Turkish President Gul has followed the talks between
Foreign Minister Ali Babacan and his Armenian and Azeri counterparts,’
Andrey Areshev, expert at the Strategic Culture Fund, told
PanARMENIAN.Net.

`Further activities depend on the policy the new U.S. administration
takes up. On the one hand, it gives the sides an opportunity to verify
positions; on the other hand, some forces can use the pause for
provocations, as it was in case with `Russian arms transfer to
Armenia.’ The international mediators keep saying that they can’t make
decisions instead of the sides. Meanwhile, despite flows of
misinformation poured upon ill-informed publics, Azerbaijan’s threats
and violations of the ceasefire clearly point out to the side which
doesn’t want peace,’ he said.

Regional powers ` Russia, Turkey and Iran – are not interested in
destabilization of South Caucasus, according to him.

`Ankara’s stability and security platform should be thoroughly
studied. Nevertheless, serious disagreement still persists and
Turkey’s interference in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement
process will hardly be welcomed by Tehran and Moscow,’ Areshev said.