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  • BAKU: 'Turkey-Armenia Border Could Be Opened If Karabakh Settlement

    'TURKEY-ARMENIA BORDER COULD BE OPENED IF KARABAKH SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED'

    news.az
    April 14 2010
    Azerbaijan

    Erdogan, Obama Turkey desired to solve the issue through a diplomatic
    and democratic way.

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the
    necessary messages were given regarding the speech to be delivered by
    US President Barack Obama on April 24 during his talks in Washington
    D.C.

    Attending the opening of an exhibition in the US capital, Erdogan
    replied to questions of reporters on his talks in USA.

    Upon a question on his expectations from Obama's speech on April 24,
    Erdogan said, "I delivered a statement on this issue before.

    Personally, I do not expect such a thing. I believe the necessary
    messages have been mutually taken".

    Noting that he had a 1.5-hour meeting with Armenian President Serzh
    Sargsyan the other day, Erdogan said the ongoing process between
    Turkey and Armenia was on the agenda of his talks with Obama as well.

    Commenting on Sargsyan's recent remarks in which he stated that "Turkey
    could not use a pre-conditioned language while talking to Armenia",
    Erdogan said, "In addition to the expression 'without pre-conditions',
    the texts signed by Turkey and Armenia in Zurich also consisted of
    a very important statement, which was establishment of regional peace".

    Replying to a question on whether the border pass between Turkey and
    Armenia would be re-opened, Erdogan said the border gate between the
    two countries had been closed due to Armenia's invasion of Azerbaijani
    territory in 1993, adding that Turkey's border with Armenia could
    be opened if a settlement was reached and peace was provided in
    that region.

    "Turkey does not have the intention of forcing the opposite party
    to accept the records of its memory. But in the same manner, other
    countries cannot force Turkey to do such a thing either," the Turkish
    prime minister said.

    Regarding the developments concerning Iran, Erdogan said Turkey
    desired to solve the issue through a diplomatic and democratic way.

    Assessing the Nuclear Security Summit as well, Erdogan said measures
    to be taken against nuclear terrorism and sanctions to be imposed on
    such matter were on the agenda of the gathering.

    Upon completing his talks, Erdogan departed from the U.S. capital
    for Turkey.
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