MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Dmitry...
western ideologists, is not the only alternative.More to the point, if Russia really pursued the "divide and rule" policy in the Caucasus, which the West often accuses it of, Turkey would hardly improve its relations with its long-standing opponent Armenia. Although Yerevan remains Moscow"s ally, Russia did not impede the thaw in the relationship between the two adversaries. Even though they have not established diplomatic relations yet, in October Yerevan and Ankara exchanged protocols showing willingness to restore these relations and to open borders.
But as usual it is impossible to please everyone and in the past several months new critics of Turkey have emerged. Surprising on the face of it, this role was assumed by Azerbaijan, which called on allied Turkey to take into account the Azeri losses in Nagorno-Karabakh before restoring relations with Armenia. Observers believe that Ankara is unlikely to agree to restore friendship with Yerevan unless Armenia repatriates
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