Despite the endeavors by the Armenian lobby in US, unfortunately, Turkey still gains the upper hand. Turkish studies expert, Artak Shakaryan who recently returned from the USA,
said at a press conference.

“After visiting the US Congress and think tanks in Washington, where I tried to explore the strengths and weaknesses of the Turkish and Armenian lobbies, I discovered that the Armenian lobby in the US, unfortunately, is not as strong. The Turkish lobby is stronger and broader in scale, not counting the business lobby”, he said.

According to him, pro-Turkish analyses and lectures are prepared in think tanks and universities with Turkish funding and are presented to the public. So today Ankara  has quite an influence on certain circles in the United States.

Shakaryan noted that after parliamentary elections in 2015, the US intends to increase pressure on Turkey, as, many in the United States are disappointed by the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement process.