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Turkish ambassador: `Turkey will not open borders with Armenia as long as
Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is not restored'
19 Aug 2008
Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev-APA. Chairman of the State Committee with Religious
Associations Hidayat Orucov has met with the Turkey's Ambassador to
Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic. The State Committee told APA Orucov informed his
guest about the religious situation in the country and underlined the
tolerance between the national and religious minorities in Azerbaijan.
`Every citizen's freedom of faith and other rights are protected. The
religion is separate from the state in Azerbaijan, but all religious
confessions have been provided with the conditions for free activity'.
Ambassador Hulusi Kilic expressed his satisfaction with the development of
relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan. `Turkey will develop its
cooperation with Azerbaijan in all spheres henceforth'.
Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, the ambassador said the
Turkey's position in this issue was clear. `Despite pressures from Europe
and all the West, Turkey will not open its borders with Armenia as long as
Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is not restored. We are always together
with Azerbaijan in this issue'.
Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is not restored'
19 Aug 2008
Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev-APA. Chairman of the State Committee with Religious
Associations Hidayat Orucov has met with the Turkey's Ambassador to
Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic. The State Committee told APA Orucov informed his
guest about the religious situation in the country and underlined the
tolerance between the national and religious minorities in Azerbaijan.
`Every citizen's freedom of faith and other rights are protected. The
religion is separate from the state in Azerbaijan, but all religious
confessions have been provided with the conditions for free activity'.
Ambassador Hulusi Kilic expressed his satisfaction with the development of
relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan. `Turkey will develop its
cooperation with Azerbaijan in all spheres henceforth'.
Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, the ambassador said the
Turkey's position in this issue was clear. `Despite pressures from Europe
and all the West, Turkey will not open its borders with Armenia as long as
Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is not restored. We are always together
with Azerbaijan in this issue'.