Turkish Government thinks pragmatically and is ready to establish diplomatic relations with Armenia, Center for Middle East Studies' leading analyst, Alexander Sotnichenko told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to him, relations between Turkey and Armenia could become similar to those between Russia and Japan.

''On the negative side we have territorial claims and no peace of treaty signed. Still, on the positive side, there are diplomatic relations and trade turnover. I believe this model is the most acceptable one for Armenian-Turkish relations,'' he said.

The Russian expert stressed that disagreements between Armenia and Turkey are less in number than those between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
''EU would approve of Armenian - Turkish agreement. Yet, though Turkey seeks EU membership, it will never be accepted as a part of the Committee.

But what's more important, the agreement will strengthen Russian -Turkish relations and make further agreement between Russia, Turkey and Armenia possible. Baku won't like it, but then, we don't seek Baku's approval. Erdogan's Government is flexible and thinks in accordance with policy realities of today's world, whereas Baku chooses to count on nationalists,'' Sotnichenko noted.


Yet, he is confident Turkey will never recognize the Armenian Genocide. '' The issue is not even discussed in negotiations. The main focus is given to NKR conflict settlement. Moreover, I believe that Caucasian stability platform offered by Erdogan aims to prevent strangers, EU and USA, from interfering with regional issues. Russia and Turkey wish to prove they're capable of resolving all the conflicts in Caucasus,'' Sotnichenko stressed.