"Optimistic forecast: stability and peace in the Caucasus will come in forthcoming three- five years," says Turkish diplomat."

PanARMENIAN.Net - There is a stirring within the Minsk process, and all three co-chairpersons from France, Russia and the United States have been exerting intense efforts in reaching a resolution regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute.



"These efforts are definitely noteworthy, and we strongly support these efforts," a senior Turkish diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Thursday, Today's Zaman reports.



According to him, the ongoing Turkish-Armenian reconciliation process appeared to encounter problems last week; Armenian leaders criticized Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during a visit to Baku, for making the normalization of ties with Armenia conditional on a settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh, and urged him not to interfere in the settlement process.



"The Caucasus should not be considered solely from the aspect of being a rich resource of energy. We are talking about a geography between Europe and Asia - the two continents which are constantly expanding - and a geography next to the Black Sea," said the diplomat adding that "It would be optimistic to expect full regional stability and peace in the Caucasus before the next three to five years".