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Turkish FM delivers ultimatum to Armenia
07 July 2012 [12:35] - TODAY.AZ
First Armenia should liberate the occupied Azerbaijani territories,
and only after that Ankara can think about the normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations, the Milliyet newspaper quotes Turkish
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as saying on Saturday.
"We repeat every time that Armenia must liberate Azerbaijani
territories. After that Armenian-Turkish border will be opened, and
economic cooperation, which will revitalize Armenian economy, will be
established," Davutoglu 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 per cent 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
There are no diplomatic relations between Turkey and Armenia, and the
border between the two countries has been closed since 1993. The
reasons are that the Armenians claim for international recognition of
the so-called genocide and that the Armenian armed forces have
occupied Azerbaijani territories.
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/109992.html
07 July 2012 [12:35] - TODAY.AZ
First Armenia should liberate the occupied Azerbaijani territories,
and only after that Ankara can think about the normalization of
Armenian-Turkish relations, the Milliyet newspaper quotes Turkish
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as saying on Saturday.
"We repeat every time that Armenia must liberate Azerbaijani
territories. After that Armenian-Turkish border will be opened, and
economic cooperation, which will revitalize Armenian economy, will be
established," Davutoglu 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 per cent 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 the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
There are no diplomatic relations between Turkey and Armenia, and the
border between the two countries has been closed since 1993. The
reasons are that the Armenians claim for international recognition of
the so-called genocide and that the Armenian armed forces have
occupied Azerbaijani territories.
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/109992.html