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FM: TURKEY DEMANDS LIBERATION OF OCCUPIED AZERBAIJANI TERRITORIES
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 7 2013
Baku, Azerbaijan, November 7
Trend:Turkey demands from Armenia to liberate occupied Azerbaijani
territories, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday
at a meeting of the committee on Foreign relations of the Parliament,
the newspaper Aksam reported.
"Our demand is the liberation of Karabakh. We expect progress on this
issue," Turkish FM said, commenting question of the deputy from Igdir
province Sinan Ogan due to opening borders with Armenia.
According to the minister, only after the liberation of Azerbaijani
territories it can be talked about the normalization of Turkish
-Armenian relations.
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 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.
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 7 2013
Baku, Azerbaijan, November 7
Trend:Turkey demands from Armenia to liberate occupied Azerbaijani
territories, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday
at a meeting of the committee on Foreign relations of the Parliament,
the newspaper Aksam reported.
"Our demand is the liberation of Karabakh. We expect progress on this
issue," Turkish FM said, commenting question of the deputy from Igdir
province Sinan Ogan due to opening borders with Armenia.
According to the minister, only after the liberation of Azerbaijani
territories it can be talked about the normalization of Turkish
-Armenian relations.
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 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.