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Turkey’s talk of peace with Armenia rings hollow

A Turkey analyst reported that Turkey claims to be ready to reconcile with Armenia if Yerevan is willing to "take a step," but is that likely?

Relatives of the victims of the war over Karabakh, gather for a memorial ceremony, at the Yerablur Military Memorial Cemetery in Yerevan, on December 19, 2020. - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan led, on December 19, 2020, thousands in a march in memory of those killed in a six-week war with Azerbaijan as the Caucasus country began three days of mourning. Pashinyan has been under huge pressure from the opposition to step down after nearly 3,000 Armenians were killed in the clashes with Azerbaijan over
Relatives of the victims of the war over Nagorno-Karabakh gather for a memorial ceremony at the Yerablur Military Memorial Cemetery in Yerevan Dec. 19, 2020. — KAREN MINASYAN/AFP via Getty Images

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