Clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh: fear of Turkish intervention in the event of war

An Azerbaijani soldier drives an armored personnel carrier in Baku, Azerbaijan, September 27, 2020. REUTERS / Aziz Karimov

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A major conflict involving Azerbaijan and Armenia could lead to the intervention of competing powers in the Caucasus region, Russia and Turkey.

The latter immediately showed its unwavering support for Azerbaijan.

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From our correspondent in Istanbul,  

If

were to degenerate into war, Ankara's choice would be clear:

took up the cause of its

 Turkish-speaking

“ 

” in Azerbaijan.

Turkish President

has promised them on his Twitter account the full support of " 

 ", " 

 " and " 

 ".

He had just spoken by telephone with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, whose "

" he praised 

 .

" 

The Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Mustafa Sentop, accused Armenia of being "a

 " and a " 

".

As for the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Cavusoglu, he had a telephone interview with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, to discuss what Ankara qualifies as “ 

 ”.

No wonder this position is taken.

Turkey is Azerbaijan's closest ally and the two states consider themselves to be " 

 ".

Conversely, diplomatic relations between Turkey and Armenia are non-existent and the border between the two countries has been closed since the beginning of the 1990s, precisely as a sign of support for Baku in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

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