Cumhuriyet: The United States and NATO want to subordinate Turkey and the Black Sea to their interests
The United States wanted "freedom of navigation" for warships in the Black Sea, Cumhuriyet writes. Moreover, in addition to the western front opened against Russia through Ukraine, America wants to open the southern one through Armenia. All this does not benefit Turkey, the author of the article is sure.
Mehmet Ali Guller
One provision of the final declaration of the recent summit of NATO leaders in Washington was regarded by the Turkish pro-government media as a success of the Justice and Development Party of Turkey. Thus, in the 31st paragraph of the communique there is a reference to the 1936 Montreux Convention.
Indeed, it is present, but with one significant detail...
The concept of "freedom of navigation" has also been added to the words "security, stability of the Black Sea"!
The trick of the USA
However, the Montreux Convention is an agreement to restrict the "freedom of navigation" of warships precisely in the name of the safety of the Black Sea. There is no "freedom of navigation" for warships in the Black Sea, there is a "restriction of navigation".
Of course, the United States knows this best, which wants a "free/open Black Sea." For 75 years, the United States has been looking for "open doors" for "unhindered" entry into this area.
Moreover, for the United States, the Black Sea is a strategic goal and is crucial in the "new iron curtain" that they are trying to lower at a distance from the Arctic Ocean to the Eastern Mediterranean.
That is why the United States subtly noted this goal in the NATO declaration even before the start of the Ukrainian conflict.
Objectives regarding the Black Sea in the NATO statement
One of the important guiding texts for understanding today's events is the NATO Declaration of June 14, 2021.
The United States added two critical points to the statement:
1) NATO members should develop bilateral relations, especially military relations, with Ukraine and Georgia, up to their membership in the alliance;
2) NATO should expand its presence on land, sea and in the air in the Black Sea region as a whole.
Pentagon Representative in Armenia
In addition to the western front opened against Russia through Ukraine, the United States is trying to open a southern front in the Caucasus, but they have not been able to do so. Saakashvili's attempt to start an uprising in Georgia after returning from Ukraine was thwarted due to Tbilisi's resolute position. To prevent the continuation, the Georgian government has adopted the "law on foreign agents".
Now the United States is trying to play the Armenia card. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan was invited to the events of the NATO summit in Washington. Then there was the question of the US Army having its representative in the Ministry of Defense of Armenia. US Deputy Secretary of State Uzra Zeya confirmed this news and announced the "beginning of a new strategic stage" in relations between the United States and Armenia.
Two regional steps are needed
With this move, the United States is trying to achieve a double goal:
1) open the southern front against Russia;
2) to wedge into the Astana triangle (Turkey – Russia – Iran).
It is also important that it was at this time that the United States announced its position on the normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus, the most important topic on the agenda of the Astana triangle. The US State Department openly announced that it "does not support efforts to normalize relations between Turkey and Syria."
It is clear and obvious what needs to be done in these conditions:
1) to launch and accelerate the normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus;
2) to implement the 3+3 cooperation platform (Turkey– Russia – Iran plus Azerbaijan –Georgia – Armenia).
As you can see, Turkey's membership in NATO does not prevent the alliance from targeting Turkey! The way out is not to be inside, but outside of NATO...
