YEREVAN, JUNE 27, ARMENPRESS. Political scientist Hrant Melik-Shanazaryan thinks that during the recent years Turkey has regularly tried to increase its influence in the region making use of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“But during the April events Turkey could not provide Azerbaijan with guarantees that the attack would end successfully. And it was apparent for everyone that there was a risk that there might be a clash of interests between Turkey and Russia. For Russia, which suffers under sanctions and is involved in the Syrian war, such an explosive regional destabilization could be a serious challenge”, “Armenpress” reports the Melik-Shanazaryan saying.

According to him, Azerbaijan thought that the attack on Karabakh would not raise such a huge wave of international reaction considering the situation in Syria and Ukraine.

“I believe that despite Russia’s huge efforts aimed at the conflict settlement it had no tangible impact on Azerbaijan’s position. The opportunities for a peaceful conflict settlement did not rise even after the meeting, which makes to think of other ways”, the political scientist concluded.