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TURKISH PM: AZERBAIJAN, TURKEY TO STRUGGLE 'SHOULDER TO SHOULDER' UNTIL NAGORNO-KARABAKH LIBERATED
Trend
Oct 25 2011
Azerbaijan
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated today that
Azerbaijan and Turkey will struggle "shoulder to shoulder" until the
Nagorno-Karabakh is liberated from occupation, TRT Haber reported.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also attends the ceremony.
Azerbaijan and Turkey seek peace and stability in the region, he said
at a ceremony laying the foundations of a petrochemical complex in
Aliaga in Izmir today.
He said the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh is a heartfelt pain for
every Turkish citizen.
"We and Azerbaijan have the same views on Nagorno-Karabakh and Cyprus,
and we have always expressed gratitude to brotherly and friendly
Azerbaijan for its sincere support in the fight against terrorism,"
Erdogan said.
He noted that Turkey wants to have the same fraternal relations with
all countries of the region.
Erdogan said the Turkish-Azerbaijani Strategic Partnership Council
will strengthen the already strong relations between the countries.
He also congratulated Azerbaijan on admission to the UN Security
Council.
"Twenty years ago, when Azerbaijan declared its independence Turkey
was glad that just like the rest of Azerbaijan," he stated.
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.
From: Baghdasarian
Trend
Oct 25 2011
Azerbaijan
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated today that
Azerbaijan and Turkey will struggle "shoulder to shoulder" until the
Nagorno-Karabakh is liberated from occupation, TRT Haber reported.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also attends the ceremony.
Azerbaijan and Turkey seek peace and stability in the region, he said
at a ceremony laying the foundations of a petrochemical complex in
Aliaga in Izmir today.
He said the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh is a heartfelt pain for
every Turkish citizen.
"We and Azerbaijan have the same views on Nagorno-Karabakh and Cyprus,
and we have always expressed gratitude to brotherly and friendly
Azerbaijan for its sincere support in the fight against terrorism,"
Erdogan said.
He noted that Turkey wants to have the same fraternal relations with
all countries of the region.
Erdogan said the Turkish-Azerbaijani Strategic Partnership Council
will strengthen the already strong relations between the countries.
He also congratulated Azerbaijan on admission to the UN Security
Council.
"Twenty years ago, when Azerbaijan declared its independence Turkey
was glad that just like the rest of Azerbaijan," he stated.
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.
From: Baghdasarian