YEREVAN. – The statements by Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul and FM Ahmet Davutoglu must be observed as a new manifestation of the geopolitical rivalry between Turkey  and Russia.    

Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences Institute of Orientology Director, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan told the above-said toArmenian News-NEWS.am.

Safrastyan reflected on the statements that were made during the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States summit, which was convened in Azerbaijan. 

“Turkey uses this event to show that it has strong positions in the South Caucasus, especially in Azerbaijan. We need to pay attention to the expression of ‘Karabakh’s liberation.’ That is, Turkey would assist Azerbaijan when ‘liberating Karabakh,’” the turkologist noted.     

Ruben Safrastyan expressed a view that the aforesaid is a very perilous statement because it shows that official Ankara does not wish to assume the role of a mediator, but rather uses the Azerbaijani rhetoric toward resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.