Negative affect of the WIkiLeaks-published documents on Azerbaijani-Turkish relations is obvious, Turkish studies expert Artak Shakaryan said at today’s press conference. The expert said he has returned from a conference initiated by Usak organization.

“The conference brought together mainly Turkish nationalists and Azerbaijani experts but chill in Azerbaijani-Turkish relations was obvious. The Azerbaijani-Turkish ties are not based on fraternal relations so far, they are based on pragmatic perspective of gaining benefits from oil and gas cooperation. This proves that WikiLeaks cannot fully prevent from deepening of ties between the two states,” he said.

As to Armenian-Turkish reconciliation Shakaryan stressed that Turkey’s approaches on the issue have not changed. “Turks still claim that until the Karabakh issue is not resolved, no progress will be registered in the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation process. However, Turks also realize that Aliyev is the one who does not want to resolve the Karabalh problem,” the expert stressed.