Russian-Turkish cooperation can be described as merely economic, according to Turkologist Artak Shakaryan.

“Publications in Turkish media are the evidence of it. All issues covered refer to economy exclusively,” Shakaryan told reporters on June 8.

As to the recent events in Gaza, he said that these are not linked to Armenia anyway. “It was a maneuver plotted by Turkey and Israel to deceive Iran, with a purpose to transfer the center of Islamic world from Tehran to Ankara,” he said.

“After the parliamentary elections in Turkey, relations with Israel will improve,” Shakaryan said, adding that the stronger is Turkey, the greater will be its pressure on Armenia.