Turkey allowed Russia to use its air spaces for arming military base in Armenia
Armenian-Turkish border opening is first of all advantageous to Russia, Richard Giragosyan, Head of Armenian Center for Strategic and National Research, told today a seminar devoted to "Armenian-Turkish relations: present and past". Russia is more interested in border opening, as that may enable it to control Armenia's energy sphere, Giragosyan finds.
The issue, according to him, is concerned with normalization of Russian-Turkish rather than Armenian-Turkish relations.
"Following Russian-Georgian war, Russia has certain expectations of Turkey," the expert said, noting that Moscow and Ankara had previously signed a relevant secret agreement, allowing Russia to use Turkey's air spaces for arming the military base in Gyumri.
The issue, according to him, is concerned with normalization of Russian-Turkish rather than Armenian-Turkish relations.
"Following Russian-Georgian war, Russia has certain expectations of Turkey," the expert said, noting that Moscow and Ankara had previously signed a relevant secret agreement, allowing Russia to use Turkey's air spaces for arming the military base in Gyumri.
