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Daily Sabah, Turkey
Sept 21 2014
PM DAVUTOÄ?LU GIVES UNITY MESSAGE ON VISIT TO TURKIC ALLY AZERBAIJAN
Turkey and Azerbaijan will work "shoulder to shoulder" to settle
regional conflicts, PM Davutoglu said on his visit to Azerbaijan with
the aim of furthering relations based on history, brotherhood and
cooperation
Daily Sabah with Anadolu Agency
ISTANBUL ' Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu on Friday paid his
second visit abroad to Azerbaijan as prime minister to show solidary
with "Turkey's sister country." Following a bilateral meeting with
Azeri President Ä°lham Aliyev, both leaders gave a joint press
conference in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. Regarding the long-running
Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, DavutoÄ?lu said, "Turkey will stand by
Azerbaijan's struggle until the last centimeter of its territory is
liberated." Azerbaijan and Armenia, two former Soviet republics,
fought a war between 1988 and 1994 over the disputed Nagorno-
Karabakh region, which is a de jure territory of Azerbaijan but
remains under de facto Armenian control.
"Turkey and Azerbaijan will work shoulder to shoulder until the wider
region is converted into a region of peace and requirements of
international law are fulfilled," said DavutoÄ?lu, pledging to continue
to side with Azerbaijan until the dispute is solved in the region.
DavutoÄ?lu referred to the most recent clashes on the border of the
disputed region in late July where 13 Azeri and Armenian soldiers were
killed, according to Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense. To emphasize
the solidarity and the brotherhood between the two countries,
DavutoÄ?lu added that if Azerbaijan feels any pain, the same is felt in
Turkey's heart. "When neighboring regions and the world are observed
and two success stories are to be told, Turkey and Azerbaijan are the
two success stories in the Middle East, Balkans, Caucasus and all of
Eurasia," DavutoÄ?lu claimed. DavutoÄ?lu's comments come against a
backdrop of renewed fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
There have been sporadic outbreaks of violence along the border
between Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh region for decades but
fighting intensified at the beginning of August. The last agreement
for a peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was signed
in Moscow in 2008. Armenia and Azerbaijan originally signed a
cease-fire in 1994 but never agreed to a peace settlement. The two
countries currently do not have diplomatic relations.
Noting that Turkey and Azerbaijan will continue to support each other
in international cooperation, DavutoÄ?lu expressed his wishes that as
Azerbaijan's U.N. Security Council (UNSC) membership ends with the
upcoming UNSC election in October, Turkey will hopefully receive a
non-permanent membership seat. "Wherever we [Turkey] see the
Azerbaijani flag, we will be honored and we accept Azerbaijani success
in all international platforms as if it was Turkey's success," said
DavutoÄ?lu, praising the country's international policies.
DavutoÄ?lu further reiterated what he has said on his previous visits
to Azerbaijan as foreign minister and said that during his time in the
Prime Ministry, Azerbaijan will carry the same values for him and his
government. DavutoÄ?lu said that Turkey will continue to support
Azerbaijan in the region and on the international platform with unity
and each project that has started will be finalized with
determination.
Regarding the bilateral talks between the two leaders, DavutoÄ?lu said
that they brought cooperation on the defense industry on the table and
added, "The defense industry is a critical and strategically important
sector. Turkey and Azerbaijan are determined to put joint projects
into practice in the defense industry." DavutoÄ?lu concluded his speech
by saying that Turkey will always stand with Azerbaijan no matter what
happens.
President Aliyev spoke of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict affecting
energy development in the region: "Armenia has been isolated from
cooperation projects among regional countries because of its occupying
attitude." "Our projects in the energy field are important, not only
for our country, but for the world as well."
A groundbreaking ceremony for the high profile Trans Anatolian Natural
Gas Pipeline project will be held on Saturday. Aliyev said, "Sept. 20
is a historic day for us. We had signed the project of the 20th
century 20 years ago on Sept. 20 - we are starting the project of the
21st century in which Turkey and Azerbaijan have assumed a major
role."
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/09/20/pm-davutoglu-gives-unity-message-on-visit-to-turkic-ally-azerbaijan
Sept 21 2014
PM DAVUTOÄ?LU GIVES UNITY MESSAGE ON VISIT TO TURKIC ALLY AZERBAIJAN
Turkey and Azerbaijan will work "shoulder to shoulder" to settle
regional conflicts, PM Davutoglu said on his visit to Azerbaijan with
the aim of furthering relations based on history, brotherhood and
cooperation
Daily Sabah with Anadolu Agency
ISTANBUL ' Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu on Friday paid his
second visit abroad to Azerbaijan as prime minister to show solidary
with "Turkey's sister country." Following a bilateral meeting with
Azeri President Ä°lham Aliyev, both leaders gave a joint press
conference in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. Regarding the long-running
Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, DavutoÄ?lu said, "Turkey will stand by
Azerbaijan's struggle until the last centimeter of its territory is
liberated." Azerbaijan and Armenia, two former Soviet republics,
fought a war between 1988 and 1994 over the disputed Nagorno-
Karabakh region, which is a de jure territory of Azerbaijan but
remains under de facto Armenian control.
"Turkey and Azerbaijan will work shoulder to shoulder until the wider
region is converted into a region of peace and requirements of
international law are fulfilled," said DavutoÄ?lu, pledging to continue
to side with Azerbaijan until the dispute is solved in the region.
DavutoÄ?lu referred to the most recent clashes on the border of the
disputed region in late July where 13 Azeri and Armenian soldiers were
killed, according to Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense. To emphasize
the solidarity and the brotherhood between the two countries,
DavutoÄ?lu added that if Azerbaijan feels any pain, the same is felt in
Turkey's heart. "When neighboring regions and the world are observed
and two success stories are to be told, Turkey and Azerbaijan are the
two success stories in the Middle East, Balkans, Caucasus and all of
Eurasia," DavutoÄ?lu claimed. DavutoÄ?lu's comments come against a
backdrop of renewed fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
There have been sporadic outbreaks of violence along the border
between Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh region for decades but
fighting intensified at the beginning of August. The last agreement
for a peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was signed
in Moscow in 2008. Armenia and Azerbaijan originally signed a
cease-fire in 1994 but never agreed to a peace settlement. The two
countries currently do not have diplomatic relations.
Noting that Turkey and Azerbaijan will continue to support each other
in international cooperation, DavutoÄ?lu expressed his wishes that as
Azerbaijan's U.N. Security Council (UNSC) membership ends with the
upcoming UNSC election in October, Turkey will hopefully receive a
non-permanent membership seat. "Wherever we [Turkey] see the
Azerbaijani flag, we will be honored and we accept Azerbaijani success
in all international platforms as if it was Turkey's success," said
DavutoÄ?lu, praising the country's international policies.
DavutoÄ?lu further reiterated what he has said on his previous visits
to Azerbaijan as foreign minister and said that during his time in the
Prime Ministry, Azerbaijan will carry the same values for him and his
government. DavutoÄ?lu said that Turkey will continue to support
Azerbaijan in the region and on the international platform with unity
and each project that has started will be finalized with
determination.
Regarding the bilateral talks between the two leaders, DavutoÄ?lu said
that they brought cooperation on the defense industry on the table and
added, "The defense industry is a critical and strategically important
sector. Turkey and Azerbaijan are determined to put joint projects
into practice in the defense industry." DavutoÄ?lu concluded his speech
by saying that Turkey will always stand with Azerbaijan no matter what
happens.
President Aliyev spoke of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict affecting
energy development in the region: "Armenia has been isolated from
cooperation projects among regional countries because of its occupying
attitude." "Our projects in the energy field are important, not only
for our country, but for the world as well."
A groundbreaking ceremony for the high profile Trans Anatolian Natural
Gas Pipeline project will be held on Saturday. Aliyev said, "Sept. 20
is a historic day for us. We had signed the project of the 20th
century 20 years ago on Sept. 20 - we are starting the project of the
21st century in which Turkey and Azerbaijan have assumed a major
role."
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/09/20/pm-davutoglu-gives-unity-message-on-visit-to-turkic-ally-azerbaijan