ISSN 1829-4618

THE QUESTION OF RE- DEMARCATION OF THE SOVIET-TURKISH BORDER IN USSR-TURKEY RELATIONS (1960s-1970s)

By: Kristine Melkonyan, PhD, Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA, chmelkonyan@orient.sci.am

After the Second World War, the possibility of changing the situation of the Soviet-Turkish borders set by the Treaty of Kars at any moment created an atmosphere of fear in Turkey. Although later, in 1953, the USSR officially renounced the territorial claims presented to Turkey in 1945, the issue of reaffirmation of the Kars Treaty has become one of the most sensitive topics for the Turkish side in Soviet-Turkish relations. After the restoration of independence of Armenia in 1991, it was moved to the agenda of Armenian-Turkish relations, so the study of the topic has relevance in our days.

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