“Despite the fact that the protocols signed by Armenian and Turkey gave rise to quite a bit of commotion, particularly in segments of the Diaspora with heavy concentrations of Armenians, the political organizations in Armenia, and particularly the main opposition group led by former President Levon Ter-Petrosian, did not react with total negativity to this initiative of the Armenian government,” article by The Armenian Mirror-Spectator weekly says.

“Armenia's Constitutional Court has declared the Protocols to be valid, not finding anything therein to be unconstitutional. Now they are being reviewed in the National Assembly. However, the same didn't happen in Turkey's case. The freeze in relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, as well as the importance of the resolution of the Karabakh conflict to Baku, put Turkey in a difficult position,” the source reads.

“Once again, Turkey has begun to face an internal crisis, whereby the military personnel, who have always been the main force to ensure the country's political balance, are being called one by one for questioning by the current authorities and judicial bodies. The government that has been the architect of Turkey's foreign policy has deviated from the secular political principles that had been applied for decades and has begun to develop good relations with neighboring Muslim (especially Iran) and Arab countries (Syria). On the one hand, Turkey is ignoring its traditionally strong military and economic ties with Israel and, on the other hand, more alarmingly, its ties with the West, when such important military structures exist on Turkish soil. This shift in policy will facilitate not only the advance of Russia but also the spread of the extremist Islamic movement,” the source reports.

“In light of all this, Turkey finds itself at a critical juncture in its history: should she continue the policy adopted in recent years, or return to her traditional policy of fostering pro-Western relations? In all probability, it will be difficult for Turkey to remove herself from the influence of the military. In the past too, various Turkish governments were obliged to submit to the military,” the source informs.

“All this considered, at this juncture Ankara will surely not wish to respect the dispositions of the protocols, especially since the Karabakh conflict and Armenian Genocide weren't put down as preconditions. Here lies the diplomatic success of the Armenian side. Armenian diplomacy had already envisioned that the ball would fall on the Turkish side in the event of the signing of the protocols,” the article concludes.