Turkisch-armenisches Tauwetter. Implikationen fur den Bergkarabach-Konflikt

In: Osteuropa, Band 60, Heft 6

Abstract

In October 2009, Turkey & Armenia signed an agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations & the opening of borders. The borders were closed in 1993, when the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict escalated into a war between Armenia & Azerbaijan. Now there exists a chance of resolving the conflict peacefully. Were Armenia, under pressure from Turkey & the West, to partially evacuate the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan might possibly be prepared to renounce violence. If there is no progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Turkish-Armenian rapprochement could conversely also lead to an increase in tensions in the southern Caucasus. Adapted from the source document.