A key Armenian objective of the peace agreement is to plug NATO-member Turkey into the regional security complex and open the Armenia-Turkey border to trade, dramatically reducing Armenia's dependence on Russia and Iran; the Turkish government has signaled it will move quickly on normalization once a deal is signed, with Azerbaijan—not Turkey—being the current obstacle.
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Jeff MankoffEvidence Quote
“the obstacle right now is not Turkey so much as it is Azarbaijan and that the Turkish government has made clear that as soon as there's a deal, they're ready to move very quickly”
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Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South Caucasus— Center for Strategic & International StudiesCreated: 6/18/2026, 2:32:38 PM
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