Some new elements have appeared in the issue of Karabakh and Yerevan officials have acknowledged. In particular, they talked about the attempts of direct involvement of Turkey in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict 
and the ability to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh in case of an escalation of the conflict. Apparently, these two trends are related.
On June 5, an incident was reported at the border between Armenia and Nakhichevan, an Azerbaijani enclave which is confined to the southwest of Armenia and, unlike Azerbaijan this “territory” has a short border with Turkey. Two Armenian soldiers were killed in the incident. In this respect, the Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian made two remarkable statements. He stated that if she continued escalation would have serious serious consequences for Azerbaijan and stated bluntly that there are units in the Turkish army separated from Nakhichevan. In support, information was posted on the latest Turkish-Azerbaijani joint military exercises.
The same day, commenting on the incident, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharian said that if climbing did not stop there would be only one way – the recognition of independence of Karabakh. “In my opinion, the pursuit of such a policy, openly racist, militaristic, I could tell a medieval policy could still lead to the recognition of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh by the international community. Because there is no other way in this situation, “he said.
In an interview with RFE / RL, Head of the Centre for Regional Studies Richard Giragosian said the French President François Hollande and the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Didier Burkhalter have introduced new proposals in the negotiations on Karabakh. In particular, according Giragosian, the issue is the creation of mechanisms to investigate the incidents and the return of Nagorno-Karabakh in the negotiation process. Shavarsh Kocharian stated that the border provocations were the response of Azerbaijan to these proposals.
Turkey has never hidden his interest in the victory of Azerbaijan in the Karabakh conflict, in addition, since 1993, Turkey has kept the border with Armenia closed, cutting off Yerevan major regional projects. Turkey has not made any secret of the fact that it supports the modernization of the Azerbaijani army. However, the direct involvement of Turkey in the conflict, and not in the territory of Karabakh, but Armenia itself, can become an opportunity for Armenia to seek the help of international blocs. Armenia can either turn to the Organization of the Collective Security Treaty, a defense pact led by Russia which she is a member, or call in NATO, of which Turkey is a member.
It should be noted that British and American military experts group advising Armenia on its second Strategic defense was in Yerevan these jours. it.
By Naira Hayrumyan
ArmeniaNow