Withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Nagorno-Karabakh confirms  stronger influence of Turkish factor in region - MP

ArmInfo.The departure of Russian peacekeeping troops from Artsakh confirms the significant strengthening of the Turkish factor in the region, opposition MP  Tigran Abrahamyan wrote his Facebook account. 

"No matter how much this issue is considered through the prism of the  position of the RA government on recognizing Artsakh as part of  Azerbaijan and removing the Artsakh issue from the agenda, it is  obvious that the withdrawal of the peacekeeping contingent also  contradicts the interests of the Russian Federation in terms of its  regional priorities," the MP said. 

He added that Russia's policy in the South Caucasus led to the fact  that other geopolitical centers created a situation where Russian  influence began to weaken, and due to this, directly and indirectly,  the Turkish presence grew. "What is happening in this situation? Yes,  the same thing that happened to us in different periods: we, the  Armenians, were killed, forcibly resettled, lost our homeland, but  even in this state there is still no complete and deep understanding  of what is happening with happened to us. Since yesterday, in order  to save the situation, various Russian politicians have declared that  the peacekeeping mission has solved its problems and is therefore  leaving. This is a dishonest approach, since the tripartite statement  of November 9, 2020, which is constantly being manipulated,  determined something completely different, and in. first of all, the  existence of Armenian Artsakh in the presence of Russian  peacekeepers. As for why the real problems raised in cooperation with  the government of the Republic of Armenia were not resolved, the  figures and structures of the Russian Federation that deal with  relations with the South Caucasus, and especially, bear their share  of responsibility with Armenia," the MP said.