Simultaneous dialog with Moscow and Washington extremely hard for Ankara
Russia and Turkey's activities in the Caucasus are interdependent, a Russian expert said.
"Aspiration to realize strategic goals avoiding armed conflicts underlies the approach of both countries," Andrey Areshev, expert at Strategic Initiative Foundation, wrote in a piece of opinion titled "Stability in the Caucasus after five-day war: the role of Russia, Iran and Turkey."
At that, Turkey will remain a member of NATO, a military bloc used by the United States as a tool to restrain Russia in the Caucasus and Black Sea regions. Under the circumstances it's extremely hard for Ankara to hold a dialog simultaneously with Moscow and Washington, according to him.
"Turkey partakes in a plenty of regional peace initiatives. The five-day war proved insufficiency of force-oriented projects. Besides, the role of Georgia as a key transit element in the Caspian-Caucasus has been questioned, what in profound interest of Turkey which poses as a key transit link for energy transportation to Europe," Areshev said.
"Aspiration to realize strategic goals avoiding armed conflicts underlies the approach of both countries," Andrey Areshev, expert at Strategic Initiative Foundation, wrote in a piece of opinion titled "Stability in the Caucasus after five-day war: the role of Russia, Iran and Turkey."
At that, Turkey will remain a member of NATO, a military bloc used by the United States as a tool to restrain Russia in the Caucasus and Black Sea regions. Under the circumstances it's extremely hard for Ankara to hold a dialog simultaneously with Moscow and Washington, according to him.
"Turkey partakes in a plenty of regional peace initiatives. The five-day war proved insufficiency of force-oriented projects. Besides, the role of Georgia as a key transit element in the Caspian-Caucasus has been questioned, what in profound interest of Turkey which poses as a key transit link for energy transportation to Europe," Areshev said.
