A Turkish source said that a dispute arose between his country and Russia over Ankara's desire to establish an independent military observation site in Azerbaijan, after the two countries agreed this month to monitor a ceasefire in the Nagorno Karabakh region.
Turkey and Russia have already agreed to establish a joint center in the region to monitor the ceasefire that was reached on the tenth of this month;
This stopped the weeks of battles between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in that pocket.
The Karabakh region is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but it is inhabited by Armenians.
The ceasefire agreement - which guaranteed Azerbaijan the field gains achieved on the ground - included the deployment of about two thousand Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh.
But Russian and Turkish officials have not yet agreed on the details of the agreement’s monitoring mechanism, and Turkey - a staunch ally of Azerbaijan - wants to have an independent monitoring site.
To consolidate its influence in a region it considers essential to its security.
Odds and talks
The Turkish source - who requested anonymity - said, "The biggest difference of opinion currently concerns the monitoring site that Turkey will establish inside Azerbaijan."
"Russia believes that it is not necessary for Turkey to establish a monitoring site in the region independently of the joint monitoring center. But this is necessary for Turkey," he said.
The source indicated that the talks will continue in Moscow, and that Turkey expects to finally reach a compromise with Russia, while there has been no comment on the matter yet from Russia, Armenia or Azerbaijan.
On the tenth of November, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Azerbaijan and Armenia had reached an agreement providing for a ceasefire in the Karabakh region, with the forces of the two countries remaining stationed in their current areas of control, and Azerbaijan regaining control of each of Aghdam Governorate until November 20 This November, and Lachin until early December.