STOSUNKI TURCJI Z PAŃSTWAMI POŁUDNIOWEGO KAUKAZU. PERSPEKTYWY ROZWIĄZANIA ISTNIEJĄCYCH KONFLIKTÓW
TURKEY'S RELATIONS WITH SOUTHERN CAUCASUS COUNTRIES. PROSPECTS FOR RESOLUTION OF EXISTING CONFLICTS

Summary/Abstract: The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, has opened for Turkey new opportunities for cooperation with the Southern Caucasus countries, namely Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Unfortunately, the area is not free of conflicts. From the Turkish point of view conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan is the most problematic. It is one of the elements that makes it impossible to regulate the Turkish relations with Armenia. Then in Turkey's relations with Georgia a main problem is Abkhazia, which formally belongs to Georgia. The Southern Caucasus area is particularly significant for Turkey due to energy security. The destabilization of this situation could seriously undermine Turkey’s security in the region and deprive Turkey of the position of a transit country for energy resources. Russia's interest in this area is another matter which complicate situation in the region, especially that Russia is not very dependent on resolving existing disputes in the region.

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