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TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY: ANKARA SUPPORTS NORMALIZATION OF AZERBAIJANI-ARMENIAN RELATIONS
Trend, Azerbaijan
Dec 2013
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Ankara supports the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan
and Armenia, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, Turkish
Dunya Bulleteni online newspaper reported.
Turkey is ready to take all steps for the normalization of these
relations, the Turkish foreign minister said, the newspaper reported.
Ankara attaches special importance to the normalization of
Turkish-Armenian relations, but it is possible only after the
liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, according to
the Turkish foreign minister.
Davutoglu is participating in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Council being hosted in Yerevan.
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.
Translated by L.Z.
Edited by C.N.
Trend, Azerbaijan
Dec 2013
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Ankara supports the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan
and Armenia, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, Turkish
Dunya Bulleteni online newspaper reported.
Turkey is ready to take all steps for the normalization of these
relations, the Turkish foreign minister said, the newspaper reported.
Ankara attaches special importance to the normalization of
Turkish-Armenian relations, but it is possible only after the
liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, according to
the Turkish foreign minister.
Davutoglu is participating in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Council being hosted in Yerevan.
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.
Translated by L.Z.
Edited by C.N.