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TODAY'S ZAMAN: TURKEY ASKS FOR SWISS MEDIATION IN ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN CONFLICT
APA, Azerbaijan
Nov 12 2013
[ 12 November 2013 13:28 ]
Baku. Victoria Dementieva - APA. "Turkey has requested support from
Switzerland to help overcome conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan
to open the way for Ankara to repair ties with Yerevan, which have
been cool over the Armenian occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh," APA
reports quoting Today's Zaman.
During a visit to Switzerland in mid-October, Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu told Swiss officials that Turkey is ready to normalize its
relations with Armenia, but he made it clear that Yerevan should
first leave the Azerbaijani territories it has occupied, Turkish
sources told Today's Zaman.
According to the Foreign Ministry sources, Turkey is particularly
aiming to normalize relations with Armenia before 2015, the centennial
of the so-called Armenian genocide of 1915.
Turkey and Armenia signed two protocols in Switzerland in 2009.
Davutoglu gave this message to Swiss officials during his visit:
"If Armenia starts to leave the occupied territories and does this by
presenting a clear timeline of withdrawal that will also be accepted
by Baku, we are ready to put these protocols into practice. We are
waiting for your help to convince the Armenian administration of
this solution."
A senior Turkish official told Today's Zaman that Turkey had closed
its borders with Armenia not because of Nagorno-Karabakh but because
of the adjacent districts that were occupied. Azerbaijan said it
would not oppose Turkey opening its border with Armenia if Yerevan
were to leave five of the seven adjacent regions.
APA, Azerbaijan
Nov 12 2013
[ 12 November 2013 13:28 ]
Baku. Victoria Dementieva - APA. "Turkey has requested support from
Switzerland to help overcome conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan
to open the way for Ankara to repair ties with Yerevan, which have
been cool over the Armenian occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh," APA
reports quoting Today's Zaman.
During a visit to Switzerland in mid-October, Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu told Swiss officials that Turkey is ready to normalize its
relations with Armenia, but he made it clear that Yerevan should
first leave the Azerbaijani territories it has occupied, Turkish
sources told Today's Zaman.
According to the Foreign Ministry sources, Turkey is particularly
aiming to normalize relations with Armenia before 2015, the centennial
of the so-called Armenian genocide of 1915.
Turkey and Armenia signed two protocols in Switzerland in 2009.
Davutoglu gave this message to Swiss officials during his visit:
"If Armenia starts to leave the occupied territories and does this by
presenting a clear timeline of withdrawal that will also be accepted
by Baku, we are ready to put these protocols into practice. We are
waiting for your help to convince the Armenian administration of
this solution."
A senior Turkish official told Today's Zaman that Turkey had closed
its borders with Armenia not because of Nagorno-Karabakh but because
of the adjacent districts that were occupied. Azerbaijan said it
would not oppose Turkey opening its border with Armenia if Yerevan
were to leave five of the seven adjacent regions.