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Turkey’s intervention in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh will affect Europe’s energy security, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian believes.
Turkey is creating pockets of instability, one of which is the worsening in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian declared this to the Russian newspaper “Kommersant” in an interview published on October 18.
“Look at Turkey. Apart from what they say about the” ethnic brothers “… Now they are destroying the status quo everywhere and creating pockets of instability. They were involved in a conflict in Egypt, with the” Muslim brothers. “Libya. Where is Turkey and where is Libya? Are your “ethnic brothers” there? The Turks are there, because again there are at least two points: control over rich energy resources and control over the gateway of migration of Africa to Europe, “he said.
In the words of the Armenian president, “Turkey keeps Europe under an economic and humanitarian objective.”
“Now there are a large number of migrants living there, and this is a sign: here, comrades in Europe, they are talking about humanitarian values, and we will send several million migrants in their direction. The Turks also want to control the energy flows of the Caspian and North Africa “. it’s a great game, “Sargsyan said.
In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, with the support of Armenia, declared its independence from Azerbaijan. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on an armistice and a ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region. Azerbaijan considers Nagorno-Karabakh as a territory occupied by Armenia. According to the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, Armenians have never lived in Nagorno-Karabakh.
On September 27, 2020, the biggest conflict in recent years broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh, the parties using tanks, heavy artillery and aviation.
Martial law was introduced both in Armenia and in certain regions of Azerbaijan. Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization.
Turkey openly supports Azerbaijan in this conflict.
On October 9, during the negotiations in Moscow, the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at 12:00 on October 10. However, after the start of the truce, both parties accused each other of breaking it.
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