The visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Antalya and the arrival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Karabakh are seen as important steps towards removing the tension that has recently emerged in relations between Baku and Ankara.
Attention was drawn by the fact that at a joint press conference both leaders sent stern messages to forces seeking to come between the two countries.
But will these visits fully return relations to their previous course? Who are the forces the leaders warned about, and what goals do the parties interested in creating tension in Azerbaijani-Turkish relations pursue?
Speaking to Globalinfo.az, political analyst Elkhan Shahinoglu said this was the third such crisis the parties had faced in the modern history of Turkey and Azerbaijan:
“The first crisis was in 1995, the second in 2009 and the third in 2026. The two countries came out of each with honour. I believe we came out of this crisis with honour too. In particular, R.T. Erdogan’s visit to Azerbaijan for Victory Day and then President Ilham Aliyev’s trip to Turkey for the COP31 summit are important events. It can be said that this crisis is largely over. But that does not mean nothing will happen again in the future.
Differences of opinion may arise between the parties. What matters is what the parties can do in such situations. As long as red lines are not crossed, I believe any problem can be handled. There are those who want to harm relations both from outside and from within. Bloggers in particular can write whatever comes into their heads. Coordination is what matters.”
Turan Rzayev
Globalinfo.az
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