Political scientist: Azerbaijan`s concern over Turkey`s weakening  leads to strengthening of the RF`s position 

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan's concern about the recent economic weakening of Turkey leads to the strengthening of the positions of the Russian Federation in the  region and in Azerbaijan itself. Political scientist Stepan Danielyan  expressed this opinion to ArmInfo.

"I have no hesitation in saying that this concern is noticeable, it  manifests itself, especially in the light of the observed weakening  of the positions of Erdogan himself. We should also note the serious  work of the West in the direction of containing Turkey and limiting  the expansionist aspirations of its leader. It is quite natural that  all this significantly weakens Azerbaijan's position, giving some  passivity to Baku in the negotiations with Moscow and Yerevan," he  said.

Danielyan believes that the discrepancy between the capabilities of  the Turkish economy and the declared plans of Erdogan to implement  his ideas for building the Turkic world has delayed their  implementation.  This also contributes to a certain softening of  Aliyev's positions and, accordingly, strengthening of Russian  influence and the implementation of the Russian agenda both in the  negotiation process and in Azerbaijan itself.

Danielyan considers the confirmation of this thesis that during the  Putin-Pashinyan-Aliyev trilateral meeting the most acute issues and  problems between Yerevan and Baku - the status of Artsakh and the  corridor demanded by Aliyev through the Armenian Syunik, are avoided.  The progress was registered only in the issues of delimitation and  demarcation of borders of interest to Moscow. Thus, in his opinion,  Moscow on the eve of the Pashinyan-Aliyev meeting scheduled for  December 15 in Brussels, has once again demonstrated its own  capabilities in the region.

"The same lack of mention of Artsakh during the Sochi talks, I think,  also became part of this compromise initiated by Moscow. Thus,  postponing the discussion of the Artsakh issue, discussion of its  status for the future became one of the compromises reached in Sochi.  And the latest regional impulses played a significant role in all  this:-complete uncertainty about the possible scenario of future  developments in Turkey," the political scientist summed up.  

The joint statement adopted at the end of the meeting in Sochi on  November 26 by the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan  reaffirms their commitment to further consistent implementation and  strict adherence to all provisions of the statements of November 9,  2020 and January 11, 2021. The parties also agreed to intensify joint  efforts aimed at the earliest possible solution of the remaining  tasks arising from the statements of November 9, 2020 and January 11,  2021, noting the important contribution of the Russian peacekeeping  contingent to stabilizing the situation and ensuring security in the  region.

The parties also agreed to take steps to increase the level of  stability and security on the Azerbaijani- Armenian border and to  work towards the establishment of a bilateral Commission on the  delimitation of the border, with its subsequent demarcation with the  advisory assistance of the Russian Federation at the request of the  parties. They highly appreciated the activities of the Trilateral  Working Group on unblocking all economic and transport links in the  region. They also emphasized the need to launch specific projects as  soon as possible in order to unlock the economic potential of the  region. The Russian Federation will continue to provide all necessary  assistance in the interests of normalizing relations between  Azerbaijan and Armenia, creating an environment of trust between the  two peoples, as well as building good- neighborly relations in the  region.