Tuesday, December 28 2021 13:22

ArmInfo. It should be noted that the only emerging Armenian- Turkish dialogue has already been conditioned by the dialogue between Yerevan and Baku. A similar  opinion was expressed to ArmInfo by Alexander Skakov, Deputy Director  of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of  Sciences.

"Ankara announces the actual involvement of Baku in relations with  Yerevan quite openly. Accordingly, one can state as a fact that much  in the Armenian-Turkish dialogue is conditioned by the success of the  Armenian-Azerbaijani dialogue. I think that, in fact, the start of  the dialogue between Yerevan and Ankara was delayed precisely due to  the delay in the decision on delimitation - demarcation of borders  between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It became possible only after the  Sochi meeting, "he stressed.

Thus, according to Skakov's estimates, Ankara is in no way going to  abandon its own long-term preconditions with regard to Yerevan.  Moreover, by its own participation, through a dialogue with Armenia,  it actually puts forward one more precondition for a part of the  corridor through the Syunik region of Armenia.

In this light, commenting on the possible agenda of the  Armenian-Turkish negotiations, the orientalist assumed that it is  already clear and the silence of the parties regarding its content is  due to the absence of an official start of the negotiation process.  In this light, Skakov noticed the utmost clarity of Ankara's  positions, in contrast to the still not fully understood position of  Yerevan.  Commenting on the latest proposals of the Foreign Minister  and the Prime Minister of Georgia on the Georgia's readiness to  become a platform for dialogue with the participation of Georgia,  Armenia and Azerbaijan and the Peaceful Neighborhood Initiatives  between the three countries, Skakov conditioned them on Tbilisi's  attempts to find its place in the changed Transcaucasia.

"The situation in the region for Georgia after the 44-day war has  significantly deteriorated. The country was surrounded by Russian  military bases located in Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Armenia, and now  also in Nagorno-Karabakh. Georgia's diplomatic weight is rather  small, and its participation in conflicts further reduces its  mediation capabilities. In this light, the only thing that Georgia  can still offer Armenia and Azerbaijan is the functions of a transit  country, "Skakov summed up.