http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/NC08Ag02.htmlIn all the diplomatic formulations surrounding the visit, perhaps the most interesting "discourse event" was Berdimuhamedow's repeated use of the "two states, one nation" formula to refer to Turkey and Turkmenistan. It could not have been lost on anyone in the region that this is the formula long employed between Turkey and Azerbaijan, which both linguistically and geographically is much closer to Turkey proper than is Turkmenistan.
If Turkmenistan and Turkey are said to be "two states, one nation" just as Azerbaijan and Turkey are said to be, then would it not follow that Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are likewise "two states, one nation"?
I'm sorry, Azari. (well, sort of)