Saturday, 17 December 2011Turkey will always support Azerbaijan's position in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement because we support justice, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic said at a press conference in Baku today.
He said that Turkey is ready to open borders with Armenia, but it is necessary to fulfill conditions.
"If these conditions are not fulfilled, the relations are out of the question," Kilic said.
Ankara said that it will not open the borders with Armenia until the latter liberates Azerbaijani occupied territories.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions. |
Saturday, 17 December 2011
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