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Mehr News Agency, Bin Group International – Fire مهدوان: The new rise of Armenia and Turkey to normalize relations has entered a more serious stage than before, and representatives of the two countries are scheduled to meet in Moscow in the coming days.
Turkey and Armenia have had tumultuous relations in the past, and although Armenia has not forgotten the tragic death of Armenians in 1915, the height of tensions between Ankara and Armenia dates back to the first Nagorno-Karabakh war in 1993, when Turkey Support for Azerbaijan closed all land and air borders with Armenia and severed economic and political ties with that country.
Of course, Turkey has repeatedly stated its interest in resuming relations with Armenia, but Yerevan has not had a positive view on the issue. Even Turkey once On October 10, 2009, Sweden signed two protocols, “Diplomatic Relations” and “Development of Bilateral Relations”, mediated by Sweden. This agreement was one of the most important steps taken by both countries to normalize their relations. But the agreements were soon missed by the Armenian Constitutional Court.
Mehr reporter with the aim of examining the relations between Turkey and Armenia «جلاالدین یاووز» University professor Ayvansarai Istanbul has been done by a retired Turkish naval colonel and military expert, which will be discussed below.
* As can be seen, the Turkish and Armenian governments want to normalize relations. The two countries once signed two agreements in 2009 to repair relations, but this agreement was not fruitful and was forgotten early on. Do you think the recent steps of the two countries to improve relations can be long-term?
Today’s situation is different from 2009. We have experienced three major developments in recent years. The first development was the severance of Jewish lobby relations with Turkey. The reason for this is Rajab’s verbal tension Tayyab Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with then-Israeli President Shimon Peres Davos “Even after this incident in 2010, the shipwreck”ماوی Marble” it happens. Ship ماوی Marble Which was on its way to the Gaza Strip for humanitarian aid from Turkey, was attacked by Israeli forces and nine of its members were killed.
This incident darkens the relations between the Israeli and Turkish regimes. Of course, Turkey’s support for Iran’s nuclear activities and its opposition to UN sanctions against Iran at the same time is another reason for the continuing tensions between Ankara and تل آویو Was.
The Jewish lobby in the United States sought to persuade the US government to oppose Turkey by increasing its ties with the Armenian and Roman lobbies. This led the United States to pursue a policy against Turkey on most regional issues, and at the same time increased opposition to Turkey in the European Union, one of which was Britain.
The last reason goes back to the Second Karabakh War, during which the Republic of Azerbaijan, which lost part of its territory in 1992, reclaimed it from Armenia. This gave more impetus to the Baku government and now its approach is not the same as in 2009, this time the Republic of Azerbaijan also supports the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations.
At the same time, Turkey’s steps in 2009 to normalize relations with Armenia were based on the assumption that the initiative of the “government” Mediator And “Goodwill Ambassador” can become a member of the European Union. This was merely an unrealistic attempt by then-Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
Many things have changed in Armenia over the past few years. After the Cold War and the independence of the Soviet Union, the situation in Armenia was at a lower level and at the bottom of other independent countries, and now Armenia has realized that it can not develop without relations with neighboring countries. That is, if Armenia’s relations with neighboring countries, especially Turkey, improve, it will be a favorable outcome for Yerevan’s economic development and in a win-win framework. Armenia may not make a statement on this, but now is the best time to improve relations.
* Iran is a neighbor of Armenia and Turkey and has good relations with both countries. The same goes for Russia; Do you think that if Iran and Russia mediate in this issue, the negotiation process, which is supposed to improve Turkish-Armenian relations, will not be accelerated?
If Iran and Russia mediate in the relations between Armenia and Turkey, we can see a positive result in the shortest possible time. Russia has good relations with Armenia, but it is not clear how much it wants to mediate گری It is between Ankara and Yerevan. Iran has also had full relations in the last 42 years Tension It has been with the United States, but it remains to be seen how Tehran views the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations.
* What is your opinion about the six-party platform with the presence of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Russia and Iran? Can this platform be productive?
This six-party platform has been proposed by Turkey and Azerbaijan, and the continuation of its work and, of course, its effectiveness will depend on the individual positions of all the countries involved in it. If this platform is well received, we will see economic development in the South Caucasus.
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