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TURKEY SAYS KARABAKH MUST BE SETTLED WITHIN AZERBAIJAN'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
Today's Zaman
Dec 23 2010
Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday that Turkey
supports solution of Nagorno-Karabakh problem, a dispute between
Armenia and Azerbaijan, based on securing Azerbaijan's territorial
integrity.
"Turkey wishes restoration of peace and order in southern Caucasus
within the framework of this solution. We want normalization of
relations not only between Turkey and Armenia but also between Armenia
and Azerbaijan," Davutoglu told reporters during the 11th summit of
the heads of state and government of the Economic Cooperation Council
(ECO) in İstanbul.
Asked if pressure on Turkey would change Turkey's stance on
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Davutoglu said Turkey defends a solution on
Nagorno-Karabakh problem based on Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
"This is norm of international relations. Similarly, Turkey wishes
peace and order to prevail in southern Caucasus within the scope of
this solution. Turkey is eager to normalize relations with Armenia,"
Turkish foreign minister said.
Davutoglu underlined that methods like pressure, blackmailing and
methods based on wrong historical interpretations should not be used.
Davutoglu said Turkey is ready to support every kind of peaceful
process in the Caucasus.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which resulted from the Armenian occupation
of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories in a full-fledged armed
conflict, stands as the principle obstacle to political stability,
economic development and regional cooperation in the South Caucasus.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has turned more than one million people in
Azerbaijan into refugees and internally displaced persons.
Turkey acts in solidarity with Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
which is Azerbaijan's most important foreign policy issue and actively
participates in the work of the Minsk Group established under the
auspices of OSCE for finding a peaceful, just and lasting solution
to this issue without further delay. Turkey considers the OSCE Minsk
Process as the appropriate platform for finding a solution to this
problem. Nonetheless, Turkey believes that creative initiatives are
needed to overcome the current deadlock in the peace process.
Turkey stands ready to support a fair solution to Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
From: A. Papazian
Today's Zaman
Dec 23 2010
Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday that Turkey
supports solution of Nagorno-Karabakh problem, a dispute between
Armenia and Azerbaijan, based on securing Azerbaijan's territorial
integrity.
"Turkey wishes restoration of peace and order in southern Caucasus
within the framework of this solution. We want normalization of
relations not only between Turkey and Armenia but also between Armenia
and Azerbaijan," Davutoglu told reporters during the 11th summit of
the heads of state and government of the Economic Cooperation Council
(ECO) in İstanbul.
Asked if pressure on Turkey would change Turkey's stance on
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Davutoglu said Turkey defends a solution on
Nagorno-Karabakh problem based on Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
"This is norm of international relations. Similarly, Turkey wishes
peace and order to prevail in southern Caucasus within the scope of
this solution. Turkey is eager to normalize relations with Armenia,"
Turkish foreign minister said.
Davutoglu underlined that methods like pressure, blackmailing and
methods based on wrong historical interpretations should not be used.
Davutoglu said Turkey is ready to support every kind of peaceful
process in the Caucasus.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which resulted from the Armenian occupation
of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories in a full-fledged armed
conflict, stands as the principle obstacle to political stability,
economic development and regional cooperation in the South Caucasus.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has turned more than one million people in
Azerbaijan into refugees and internally displaced persons.
Turkey acts in solidarity with Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
which is Azerbaijan's most important foreign policy issue and actively
participates in the work of the Minsk Group established under the
auspices of OSCE for finding a peaceful, just and lasting solution
to this issue without further delay. Turkey considers the OSCE Minsk
Process as the appropriate platform for finding a solution to this
problem. Nonetheless, Turkey believes that creative initiatives are
needed to overcome the current deadlock in the peace process.
Turkey stands ready to support a fair solution to Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
From: A. Papazian