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[boomerang]

Ankara, together with Baku, has come up with a multistage plan that, if it were to be successful, would bring an end to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict -- something the international community has been trying to do for almost two decades. The plan foresees the return to Azerbaijan of five of its seven territories currently occupied by Armenia, an international peacekeeping force and the return of Azerbaijani internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their former homes (nearly 1 million were displaced during the war). This step would also include the opening of the Turkish-Armenian border. Further down the line another two Azerbaijani territories would be returned, with Karabakh having an interim status including a degree of self-rule. Eventually (at least 10 or 15 years), the final status of Karabakh would be determined. Indeed, many of these elements (not the border opening) are already foreseen in the set of basic principles that are currently being negotiated by Azerbaijan and Armenia.

http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-238318-fed-up-with-the-eu-and-cyprus-turkey-eyes-karabakh.html

nice to see turkey a true peace loving nation...shame they don't apply same logic to their own direct butchery involvement...

[Hermes]

What's going on with Turkey's foreign policy? Turkey's accession negotiations with the EU are at a standstill. Its relations with the EU are in crisis. A solution to the Cyprus "problem" is proving elusive. Meanwhile, Turkey has broken its strategic ties with Israel and looked to the Middle East to assert its influence only for the region to fall into turmoil. By turning eastwards and openly supporting Islamist extremism, Erdogan and the AKP have alienated the US and its NATO allies. Further, Turkey breaks ties with Israel at the moment the world's biggest reserves of natural gas are discovered in the region, which opens the door for a strategic partnership between Cyprus and Israel.

And now we find that Turkey has invested billions in Libya and developed strong economic ties with Col. Gaddafi's regime only to see the West now turn on Gadaffi. Closer to home, Turkey's attempts to pacify its own Kurdish population have failed. Attempts to mediate in Karabakh have been rebuffed by Armenia. The list goes on...

Turkish foreign policy goes from one failure to the next. It's like the opposite of the Midas Touch. Everything Turkey turns its hand to turns to shit. There must be a pattern to this list of failure. I detect the strong whiff of hubris. Of a pride before the fall. No wonder Erdogan is lashing out like a deranged clown! And Turks are about to re-elect this visionary leader! Strange times indeed.