ArmInfo. No doubt, Baku, supported by Ankara, will try to de jure cement the results of its aggression against Artsakh, expert in Turkic studies, Professor Ruben Safrastyan said in an interview with ArmInfo.
"In question is the Artsakh territory occupied as a result of the 44-day war and Artsakh's final status. I think that in the context of the discussions on Artsakh's final status launched on various international platforms Azerbaijan will not be able to settle the issue 'at one stroke' as it sees fit, much as I would like to," the expert said.
As regards Azerbaijan's desire to establish control over of the rest Armenian territories of Artsakh and de- Armenianize them by committing one more genocide there, Mr Safrastyan stressed that Aliyev will not be able to accomplish his task in the near future, including due to Russian peacekeepers' presence there and international discussions on possible specification of Artsakh's future status. And that will incite Aliyev to realize his plans step-by-step.
In its turn, Turkey will seek to use its influence and involvement in such international formats as 2+3, including for the purpose of assisting Azerbaijan in solving the Artsakh in Baku's favor. And Ankara's main goal has since 1991 been extending its influence over the entire South Caucasus, the professor said.
"I would note that Armenia's defeat opened up new and favorable opportunities for Turkey to achieve this goal by exerting more intense pressure on Armenia by means of Azerbaijan. Ankara is disguising its expansionist designs with talks of peace, cooperation and conflict settlement. This is Turkey's geopolitics," Mr Safrastyan said.