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MP: TURKEY HAS CLEAR POSITION ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
Trend
Sept 23 2011
Azerbaijan
Turkey's position on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue is clear and constant
in its support of Azerbaijan, Mustafa Kabakci, Turkish MP from the
ruling Justice and Development Party, told journalists on Friday.
"Turkey has always been against injustice and trying to fight against
it, whether in the Caucasus, the Middle East or elsewhere," said
Kabakci, who is also Turkey-Azerbaijan friendship group chairman.
He stressed that the Turkish authorities have at every turn raised
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in various international organizations.
The illegal occupation of the Azerbaijani territories that has lasted
for years must end, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said,
addressing the UN General Assembly session on Thursday.
"It is unacceptable that the Nagorno-Karabakh issue remains
unresolved," he said.
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 seven 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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.
Trend
Sept 23 2011
Azerbaijan
Turkey's position on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue is clear and constant
in its support of Azerbaijan, Mustafa Kabakci, Turkish MP from the
ruling Justice and Development Party, told journalists on Friday.
"Turkey has always been against injustice and trying to fight against
it, whether in the Caucasus, the Middle East or elsewhere," said
Kabakci, who is also Turkey-Azerbaijan friendship group chairman.
He stressed that the Turkish authorities have at every turn raised
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue in various international organizations.
The illegal occupation of the Azerbaijani territories that has lasted
for years must end, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said,
addressing the UN General Assembly session on Thursday.
"It is unacceptable that the Nagorno-Karabakh issue remains
unresolved," he said.
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 seven 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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.