December 24, 2009 - 14:55 AMT
Armenia-Turkey dialogue retarded Karabakh process
The Armenian-Turkish dialogue retarded Karabakh conflict settlement process, according to Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of Caucasus Institute.

"It's not feasible to burden the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations with a knotty problem like Karabakh," he said, adding that no specific changes are expected in Karabakh talks.

"Turkey has entered into dialogue with Armenia, underestimating Azerbaijan's counteraction. Nevertheless, Baku won't be able to hamper the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement process," he concluded.