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AMBASSADOR: TURKEY TO ALWAYS SUPPORT AZERBAIJAN'S POSITION IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
Trend
Dec 16 2011
Azerbaijan
Turkey 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.
Trend
Dec 16 2011
Azerbaijan
Turkey 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.