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    TURKISH FM SENDS MESSAGE TO ARMENIA

    AzerNews Weekly
    Dec 24 2009
    Azerbaijan

    Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has sent a message to Armenia
    which insists that Ankara approve in parliament the October agreement
    on mending strained bilateral relations by next March, Turkish Hurriyet
    newspaper reported.

    Davutoglu said it was wrong to impose a deadline, noting that result,
    not deadlines, is important in such processes. "There should be no
    pressure over timing. We will not leave the fate of our countries
    and the region at the mercy of lobbies."

    The Turkish minister said "everyone should contemplate positive
    scenarios" in dealing with the normalization of bilateral ties.

    "Negative scenarios would not benefit anyone. Returning to the
    situation we had prior to the signing of the protocols is not in line
    with anyone's interests."

    According to Davutoglu, the positive scenario envisions enforcing
    the Ankara-Yerevan protocols and normalizing relations in the entire
    Caucasus region, referring to the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan
    Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict, which has remained unresolved for
    17 years.

    "Turkey-Armenia normalization cannot be healthy without a solution of
    the Upper Garabagh problem," Davutoglu said, affirming Ankara's stance.

    He recalled that the Turkish-Armenian border has been shut for two
    decades.

    "We are trying to solve this issue. If goodwill is put forth on
    Garabagh settlement, a certain stage [progress] can be reached in
    this process as well."

    Davutoglu said significant progress has been achieved as part of the
    Minsk process, implying the peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk
    Group. He added that the December 1 meeting between the Azerbaijani
    and Armenian foreign ministers held in Athens was beneficial.
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