Friday, January 7 2022 20:13

ArmInfo.Kazakhstan remaining within the orbit of Moscow will make Recep Erdogan's dreams of the Great Turan fade even faster, Vardan Voskanyan, Head of the Chair of  Iranian Studies, Yerevan State University, told ArmInfo.

"The introduction of CSTO troops to Kazakhstan to stabilize the  situation in that CSTO member-state is, among other things, an  important step toward neutralizing Turkish expansion, which has been  more and more clearly outlined since Erdognan came to power. I think  Moscow's stronger influence on Kazakhstan will prove a serious blow  to Ankara's ambitions in Central Asia," Mr Voskanyan said.  

In this context, he noted that Turkey has always viewed Kazakhstan as  its most important partner in implementing its expansionist policy.  And now Erdogan is faced with the prospect of losing this stronghold  of realizing his geopolitical plans in Central Asia, with Russia as  his major geopolitical rival, while Erdogan's ambitions go as far as  Russian territories. 

In this context, Mr Voskanyan notes that such a blow to the idea of  "Great Turan" is basically in Armenia's national interests, as  Armenia is one of the prospective victims of Ankara's expansionist  plans. And this is one of the reasons for the positive opinion by  Armenia as CSTO chairing country. In this context, Armenia's  leadership should prioritize cooperation within the CSTO in ensuring  security rather than assistance in suppressing domestic processes.     

In an interview with the public TV of Armenia, Secretary of the RA  Security Council Armen Grigoryan reported the Armenian government's  intention to send Armenian peacekeepers to Kazakhstan as part of a  CSTO peacekeeping mission. He expressed hope that Armenia will  receive assistance should a similar situation develop in the country.

"No democratic or revolutionary ideals or values can be compared with  the restoration and strengthening of Armenia's security system. I  think that by announcing the dispatch of its peacekeepers to  Kazakhstan, being immediately involved in the process, contributing  to Kazakhstan remaining within the orbit of Russia, our country has  rendered a serious service to Moscow. And now we should calculate the  benefits our country can and must get for that. I think Armenia's  leadership should take it into account and put it into practice with  the view of securing itself against external threats," Mr Voskanyan  said.