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Trend, Azerbaijan
June 9 2012
Turkey not to establish relations with Yerevan until Armenia withdraws
from occupied Azerbaijani territories
Turkey, Kars, June 9 /Trend A.Taghiyeva/
Turkey is not going to establish diplomatic and economic relations
with Armenia until Armenia withdraws from the occupied Azerbaijani
territories, Turkey's Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said on
Saturday.
He noted that Turkey has always supported Azerbaijan in this matter.
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.
June 9 2012
Turkey not to establish relations with Yerevan until Armenia withdraws
from occupied Azerbaijani territories
Turkey, Kars, June 9 /Trend A.Taghiyeva/
Turkey is not going to establish diplomatic and economic relations
with Armenia until Armenia withdraws from the occupied Azerbaijani
territories, Turkey's Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said on
Saturday.
He noted that Turkey has always supported Azerbaijan in this matter.
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.