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  • BAKU: Armenia "Must Withdraw" From Occupied Areas Before Turkish Bor

    ARMENIA "MUST WITHDRAW" FROM OCCUPIED AREAS BEFORE TURKISH BORDER OPENS

    news.az
    Nov 20 2009
    Azerbaijan

    Vladimir Socor Steps to normalize Armenian-Turkish relations should
    be taken only after Armenia has withdrawn from at least five of the
    seven occupied Azerbaijani districts, regional expert Vladimir Socor
    said on Friday.

    "Moreover, these two processes should develop at an equal pace and
    be synchronized in definite stages," Socor told a Baku conference on
    security in the Caucasus.

    "If the Armenian-Turkish border opens before troops are withdrawn
    from the occupied land, this will bring the Karabakh settlement to
    a standstill," Socor said.

    Socor, who is senior fellow on the Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia
    programme, said: "It would be possible to attain a positive dynamic
    in the Karabakh conflict settlement provided that the issue of
    normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations and the opening of borders
    between the countries develops on a par with the withdrawal of Armenian
    troops from Azerbaijani land."

    The Azerbaijani presidential Centre for Strategic Studies is
    holding the conference "Obstacles to security in the South Caucasus:
    realities and prospects of regional cooperation" jointly with Britain's
    International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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