LECTURE ON THE ARTSAKH CONFLICT AT YSU

It should be noted that the meeting was organized by YSU Student Council L. Azgaldyan Military Training Club within the framework of the "Chronicle of the Artsakh Conflict" training course.

The course started last fall.

President of the Fight Club Liparit Ghazaryan welcomed those present and introduced the guest, expressing hope that thanks to such meetings the students would know more about the Artsakh conflict.

 Then he made a brief historical overview of Armenian-Turkish relations.

Arsen Avagyan mentioned that it is a great honor for him to meet with students and give a lecture for them.

He said that there are two approaches to Armenian-Turkish relations: Armenia's approach to Turkish policy and Turkey's approach to its own policy.

According to the speaker, there is one problem in terms of Turkish politics - the issue of Armenians.

Relations with Armenia are dealt by the Strategic Studies Facility as it considers Artsakh, Armenia and the Diaspora to pursue a common policy.

According to Avagyan, the Turkish approach to the Artsakh conflict is not the same, and one can single out the following considerations: Turkey perceives Karabakh problem as part of territorial integrity and Turkey's policy in the South Caucasus regarding military-political alliance with Azerbaijan:

“Let me mention that there are three demands of Turkish policy. The Artsakh issue must be resolved within the framework of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, renunciation of the Armenian Genocide recognition and territorial integrity. "

The speaker insists that Turkey makes good use of the state's unique geographical position and the interests of the big countries and promotes national interests.

"It is important to note that in reality relations with Armenia are not on the top of Turkey's political agenda," the Turkologist added.