Today one can rightfully argue that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her counterparts within the EU have given money for formation of a modern corps of janissaries, independent analyst, ex-foreign minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan has told ArmInfo.
To note, European Union leaders welcomed Turkey's offer on Monday to take back all migrants who cross into Europe from its soil and agreed in principle to Ankara's demands for more money, faster EU membership talks and quicker visa-free travel in return (EU leaders acceded to Turkey's surprise demand to double its payouts to EUR6 billion by the end of 2018).
"Actually, the EU has not simply bribed its way out of the refugee problem. Brussels must realize that it has agreed to fund Turkey's training of a multipurpose military contingent and that the launch of this contingent will result in the second wave of refugees rushing into the West in 1.5-2 years," Melikyan says. He thinks it is obvious even today that Turkey is not going to build resorts for the refugees - they will be staying in camps.
If one takes into account that the major part of the refugees consists of male representatives under 30, it will be no wonder if most of them are forced by the Turkish authorities to undergo military training funded by the European Union's 6 bln EUR. The analyst thinks that Turkey will be able to use them against Kurds, the Assad regime, Hezbollah and anyone else at just the right time and place.