Turkey’s military base in Nakhchivan doesn’t stem from Turkey’s interests, said Amanda Paul, an analyst with the independent think tank European Policy Centre, in an interview with 1news.az.<\/p>\n
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According to Paul, Turkey, as a NATO member, can’t make such a decision without consulting its North Atlantic Treaty colleagues, since Turkey’s presence in Azerbaijan is the same as NATO’s presence in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n
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Paul also spoke about the importance of the US position: “In the case of the presence of such military forces, Turkey can’t remain distant [indifferent] if military actions begin between Armenia and Azerbaijan.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
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“This means that if one Turkish soldier is killed, Ankara can lean on Article 5 of the NATO agreement. And this, in a worse case scenario, will mean that NATO and Russia can find themselves on opposite sides, with all the possible grave consequences,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Paul also said that Turkey’s doesn’t want to endanger its relations with Russia, but the Nakhchivan army base can be seen as a response to the Russia-Armenia agreement to extend Russia’s military presence in Armenia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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“If we consider that Turkey has wasted a lot of time on improving its relations with Moscow, then I don’t see any reason why Ankara shouldn’t take such a step,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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