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TURKISH MINISTER: FRANCE MUST STRENGTHEN ROLE IN RESOLVING NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
Trend
June 13 2012
Azerbaijan
The efforts of Russia and France to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group have not yielded any results,
which is why Turkey hopes that France will strengthen its role in
the resolution of the conflict, Turkish minister for EU Affairs
Egemen Bagis said in an interview with French La Croix newspaper,
the Turkish Internethavadis website reported on Wednesday.
"Instead of discussing the so-called "Armenian genocide" France
should take up the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and
think about the fate of Azerbaijani refugees who were left without
shelter as a result of Armenian aggression," Bagis 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.
The minister also notes that Turkey does not abandon its history and
once again urged Armenia to establish a commission to investigate
the events of 1915.
"Turkey has repeatedly called on Armenia to open archives and to
begin historical investigation. We agree to France's participation
in these investigations," Bagis said.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the
Turkey - Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 "genocide" against
the Armenians living in Anatolia, and achieved recognition of the
"Armenian Genocide" by the parliaments of several countries.
From: A. Papazian
Trend
June 13 2012
Azerbaijan
The efforts of Russia and France to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict within the OSCE Minsk Group have not yielded any results,
which is why Turkey hopes that France will strengthen its role in
the resolution of the conflict, Turkish minister for EU Affairs
Egemen Bagis said in an interview with French La Croix newspaper,
the Turkish Internethavadis website reported on Wednesday.
"Instead of discussing the so-called "Armenian genocide" France
should take up the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and
think about the fate of Azerbaijani refugees who were left without
shelter as a result of Armenian aggression," Bagis 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.
The minister also notes that Turkey does not abandon its history and
once again urged Armenia to establish a commission to investigate
the events of 1915.
"Turkey has repeatedly called on Armenia to open archives and to
begin historical investigation. We agree to France's participation
in these investigations," Bagis said.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the
Turkey - Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 "genocide" against
the Armenians living in Anatolia, and achieved recognition of the
"Armenian Genocide" by the parliaments of several countries.
From: A. Papazian