Even if we talk face to face with Azerbaijan, we see and sense the presence of Turkey; there is that. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at his press conference today—and addressing the question of whether he sees a trend or an attempt by the West to engage Turkey in the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement process.

"Something important is happening in our relations with Turkey that if I say it now, it may even sound strange as to what is important in it. We are talking to each other, and I believe that we have a dialogue with the president of Turkey. That dialogue is very complicated, not easy, but it is very important to have it. (…) it is strange that two countries that have a border with each other do not have a dialogue with each other," Pashinyan said, in particular.

He noted that Armenia perceive Turkey not as a country that is its neighbor, but in relations with Azerbaijan.

"Meanwhile, we should have an agenda with Turkey—and we have. It's a pity that this agenda is not implemented at the proper speed," added Pashinyan.

He recalled that in order to criticize him, Armenian social media platforms used to be depict him with Turkish symbols.

"It got to the point where I had to announce: ‘don't say ‘Turk’ to insult me because if you say ‘German,’ should I be offended by that?"’ Pashinyan stated.