Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeatedly indicates the linkage between Armenia-Turkey reconciliation and NKR conflict resolution, RA NA Vice Speaker and RPA member Samvel Nikoyan informed NEWS.am.

Outlining there is no provision on the linkage of the two processes in Armenia-Turkey Protocols, Nikoyan said that Erdogan’s statement at the meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama is just an attempt to sell Armenia-Turkey border opening dearly". “It looks like a bargain and Erdogan tries to bail out of the situation with huge profit,” Nikoyan noted.

As NEWS.am reported previously, Turkish Premier said in an interview with ANS channel: “Turkey informed American representatives from the outset that if they settle Karabakh conflict, it will normalize also Armenia-Turkey relations. Otherwise you cannot solve it. Armenian-Turkish issue is linked with NKR conflict. I declared expressly this to Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev and they replied that will accelerate the process.”