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Today, Azerbaijan
July 16 2010
Turkish FM: Turkey does not propose to deploy peacekeeping troops in
Nagorno-Karabakh after its liberation
16 July 2010 [15:35] - Today.Az
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today that Ankara has
not applied to any of the parties with a proposal to deploy
peacekeeping troops in Nagorno-Karabakh after the conflict is
resolved, Turkish news agency Anadolu said.
He said that the information about Turkish proposal to send
peacekeeping troops to the Nagorno-Karabakh region after the signing
of a peace agreement was false.
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.
Davutoglu called for implementation of the plan to create the platform
of stability and security in the Caucasus to resolve conflicts in the
region. However, Yerevan's refusal from participating in the Turkish
project harms only Armenia itself, Turkish minister said.
"Armenia harms only himself by refusing to accept Turkish assistance,
he said. Stability in the Caucasus is in the interest of all countries
in the region.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's initiative "Caucasus
platform" was proposed after the August events in Georgia in 2008.
/Trend/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/71036.html
From: A. Papazian
July 16 2010
Turkish FM: Turkey does not propose to deploy peacekeeping troops in
Nagorno-Karabakh after its liberation
16 July 2010 [15:35] - Today.Az
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today that Ankara has
not applied to any of the parties with a proposal to deploy
peacekeeping troops in Nagorno-Karabakh after the conflict is
resolved, Turkish news agency Anadolu said.
He said that the information about Turkish proposal to send
peacekeeping troops to the Nagorno-Karabakh region after the signing
of a peace agreement was false.
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.
Davutoglu called for implementation of the plan to create the platform
of stability and security in the Caucasus to resolve conflicts in the
region. However, Yerevan's refusal from participating in the Turkish
project harms only Armenia itself, Turkish minister said.
"Armenia harms only himself by refusing to accept Turkish assistance,
he said. Stability in the Caucasus is in the interest of all countries
in the region.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's initiative "Caucasus
platform" was proposed after the August events in Georgia in 2008.
/Trend/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/71036.html
From: A. Papazian