No progress in Armenian-Turkish reconciliation process will be registered within the next two months, the former NKR Foreign Minister Arman Melikyan told NEWS.am.

“Within the next months Turkey will have to strengthen its positions, particularly in the Arabic world. Therefore, the Turkish- Israeli problem will be the focus. One moment they may try to shift their attention to the South Caucasus, but it will be conditioned by certain strategic moves,” Melikayn said.  He added that in case Turkey achieves success in Israel’s direction, it will attempt to fix progress in the South Caucasus as well. “However, it requires a long-term program, and I do not think Turkey has such a strategy now,” he said. He believes certain intensification in the Armenian-Turkish dialogue might be registered in September.

Earlier, the Armenian FM stated official Yerevan is waiting for Ankara’s real readiness for Armenia-Turkey normalization process. Asked whether the mentioned statement means that Armenia is ready to carry through the Armenian-Turkish process and does not intend to withdraw from it despite all the rumors, Melikayn replied: “Since Armenia, in fact, does not carry out any foreign policy, Yerevan tries to give a beletated response to global political developments. Turkey is conducting a clear policy, trying to restore the role it had during the years of the Soviet Union. Presently, its role is gradually diminishing both for the U.S. and for its former partners. With a view to assuming a new role, Ankara will seek to increase its influence,” he stated.

The Turkish -Armenian process had this objective as well, and Ankara “made a good use” of Armenia.