VLADIMIR KAZIMIROV: DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
Anna Nazaryan

"Radiolur"
18.01.2010 18:22

Is there any link between Erdogan’s visit to Moscow, Lavrov’s visit to
Yerevan and Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to Moscow? "One should not look for
a link between the visits, because it is clear that the Karabakh issue
and the Armenian-Turkish relations are in the center of discussions,"
former Co-Chair of the OCE Minsk Group Vladimir Kazimirov said at a
Yerevan-Moscow spacebridge today.

How will the noticeable improvement of Armenian-Turkish energy ties
affect the settlement of the Karabakh issue? Political scientist
Alexander Iskandaryan considers that the warming of Russian-Turkish
relations cannot affect the outcome, but can exert influence on
the process.

"Everything in the world is interrelated, and it’s clear that such
changes can have serious results in the region, which will lead to
the change of transport communications and energy programs and will
change the role of different countries in the region," Alexander
Iskandaryan said.

Vladimir Kazimirov does believe that the development of the
Russian-Turkish relations could even contribute to the settlement of
the Karabakh issue, since Turkey does not stand for Military solution.