“The likelihood that the protocols signed by Turkey and Armenia in October will go into effect decreases by the day. As the sides deviate from the point of agreement, they become influenced by routine politics,” Abdulhamit Bilici states in his article published in Turkish Zaman daily.

“Yet with gangrenous problems like this, thinking outside the box and trying new methods is a must in order to find a solution. If there was any likelihood of progress, Obama would probably have wanted to meet with the two leaders together since it would have been considered a significantly important diplomatic success. Of course it is better than nothing that Erdogan and Sargsyan both agreed during their meeting that the protocols were not dead and indicated that their respective foreign ministers would work together to continue the process. Perhaps this development will allow us to avoid any problems on April 24 this year. But if the Erdogan-Obama meeting concludes in the same way, then the announcements the Turkish and Armenian leaders made after their private talks do not point to any promising developments in the near future,” the author says.

“In this context, the stance of Turkey, which has a population of 72 million, an economy worth almost $1 trillion and a high profile in international relations, can be understandable to a certain extent. But is it not surreal for Armenia to expect results without giving up on occupying Azerbaijan and leading a campaign against Turkey to recognize the genocide despite the major problems it is facing?,” the source reads.

“Could the source of this surrealism in Yerevan be the lack of international forces, which keep pressuring Ankara to open its border, to speak out against the Armenian occupation?” the author concludes.