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Turkey again links normalization with Armenia to Karabakh issue
http://www.armenianow.com/karabakh/45095/davutoglu_kerry_turkey_armenia_karabakh
KARABAKH | 08.04.13 | 12:30
Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has again linked the issue of
normalization of Turkish-Armenian with the Nagorno-Karabakh
settlement.
In remarks at a joint press conference with visiting U.S. Secretary of
State John Kerry in Istanbul on Sunday, Davutoglu, in particular, said
that Turkish-Armenian relations need `a much more comprehensive
approach'.
`The Turkish and Armenian relations are of crucial importance, which
need a much more comprehensive approach to be initiated,' said the
Turkish official, according to the transcript of the press conference
published on the U.S. Department of State's official website.
`The Minsk process should be provided with an ever-increasing
momentum, and the invaded territory of Azerbaijan is an issue that we
need certain advancement within. So we will keep on touching on those
issues in the future,' he added.
Ankara also linked its normalization with Yerevan to progress in the
Karabakh settlement in 2009 when the two estranged neighbors came
close to settling their century-old feud and opening the border.
Armenia has repeatedly accused Turkey of derailing the rapprochement
with its position. The broader international community, including the
United States, has also repeatedly backed Armenia's view that
normalization should proceed without preconditions.
http://www.armenianow.com/karabakh/45095/davutoglu_kerry_turkey_armenia_karabakh
KARABAKH | 08.04.13 | 12:30
Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has again linked the issue of
normalization of Turkish-Armenian with the Nagorno-Karabakh
settlement.
In remarks at a joint press conference with visiting U.S. Secretary of
State John Kerry in Istanbul on Sunday, Davutoglu, in particular, said
that Turkish-Armenian relations need `a much more comprehensive
approach'.
`The Turkish and Armenian relations are of crucial importance, which
need a much more comprehensive approach to be initiated,' said the
Turkish official, according to the transcript of the press conference
published on the U.S. Department of State's official website.
`The Minsk process should be provided with an ever-increasing
momentum, and the invaded territory of Azerbaijan is an issue that we
need certain advancement within. So we will keep on touching on those
issues in the future,' he added.
Ankara also linked its normalization with Yerevan to progress in the
Karabakh settlement in 2009 when the two estranged neighbors came
close to settling their century-old feud and opening the border.
Armenia has repeatedly accused Turkey of derailing the rapprochement
with its position. The broader international community, including the
United States, has also repeatedly backed Armenia's view that
normalization should proceed without preconditions.