YEREVAN. – With his visit to Armenia, Turkey’s FM Ahmet Davutoglu got what he wanted, Armenian turkologist Artak Shakaryan said at a press conference on Saturday.    

In his words, the conditions for the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations were discussed yet again. 

“Davutoglu clearly demonstrated: Ankara has learned lessons from the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation process in 2009, and, in Armenian-Turkish relations, they are discussing their steps with Azerbaijan, in advance. 

“Turkish diplomacy is not aimed at the final result; the Yerevan visit was a mere small ring in the large chain,” Shakaryan maintained.    

Reflecting on the steps taken by the Armenian side, the turkologist stated: “We absolutely were not preparing to open the Armenian-Turkish border. Nothing has changed four years after the signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols.” 

In his words, It would have been right if Thursday’s meeting, which was held between the Armenian and the Turkish FMs, were to be held with the participation of the media.     

“For the most part, we [i.e., Armenia]  are not proactive in our policy; we need to have our own scenario on how to respond to a given move,” Artak Shakaryan argued. 

To note, Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu participated, under protests, in Thursday’s meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. The event was held in Armenian capital city Yerevan. Subsequently, Davutoglu met with Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian.