Turkey to raise Karabakh issue at NATO summit: Erdogan
September 3, 2014 - 18:39 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of Nagorno Karabakh will be included in
the agenda of the NATO summit due in Wales September 4-5, Trend quoted
the Turkish President as saying.
As Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after a Baku-hosted meeting with his
Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev, during the upcoming NATO summit Turkey
plans to stress the importance of fulfilling promises given to
Azerbaijan.
"Turkey is ready to show determination in the issue," he emphasized.
President Erdogan added that the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict is a priority for Turkey which testifies to high level of
ties with Baku.
Earlier, Turkey's newly appointed Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
announced his Cabinet's program, with normalization of ties with
Armenia among other points.
The official characterized promotion of stability in South Caucasus
and reduction of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan among
Turkey's foreign policy priorities.
"We'll also continue efforts to improve ties with Armenia in hopes
that Yerevan will be guided by mutual interest for cooperation and
search for "fair memory," rather than historical hatred," the official
noted.
According to presidential press service, Armenian leader Serzh
Sargsyan will leave for Great Britain on the evening of September 3.
The President will meet the leaders and cabinet heads of the ISAF
(International Security Assistance Force) member states on the
sidelines of the NATO summit.
September 3, 2014 - 18:39 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of Nagorno Karabakh will be included in
the agenda of the NATO summit due in Wales September 4-5, Trend quoted
the Turkish President as saying.
As Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after a Baku-hosted meeting with his
Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev, during the upcoming NATO summit Turkey
plans to stress the importance of fulfilling promises given to
Azerbaijan.
"Turkey is ready to show determination in the issue," he emphasized.
President Erdogan added that the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict is a priority for Turkey which testifies to high level of
ties with Baku.
Earlier, Turkey's newly appointed Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
announced his Cabinet's program, with normalization of ties with
Armenia among other points.
The official characterized promotion of stability in South Caucasus
and reduction of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan among
Turkey's foreign policy priorities.
"We'll also continue efforts to improve ties with Armenia in hopes
that Yerevan will be guided by mutual interest for cooperation and
search for "fair memory," rather than historical hatred," the official
noted.
According to presidential press service, Armenian leader Serzh
Sargsyan will leave for Great Britain on the evening of September 3.
The President will meet the leaders and cabinet heads of the ISAF
(International Security Assistance Force) member states on the
sidelines of the NATO summit.