Simultaneous dialog with Moscow and Washington extremely hard for Ankara

PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia and Turkey's activities in the Caucasus are interdependent, a Russian expert said.



"Aspiration to realize strategic goals avoiding armed conflicts underlies the approach of both countries," Andrey Areshev, expert at Strategic Initiative Foundation, wrote in a piece of opinion titled "Stability in the Caucasus after five-day war: the role of Russia, Iran and Turkey."



At that, Turkey will remain a member of NATO, a military bloc used by the United States as a tool to restrain Russia in the Caucasus and Black Sea regions. Under the circumstances it's extremely hard for Ankara to hold a dialog simultaneously with Moscow and Washington, according to him.



"Turkey partakes in a plenty of regional peace initiatives. The five-day war proved insufficiency of force-oriented projects. Besides, the role of Georgia as a key transit element in the Caspian-Caucasus has been questioned, what in profound interest of Turkey which poses as a key transit link for energy transportation to Europe," Areshev said.