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Turkey should not distort essence of Karabakh conflict - deputy FM
tert.am
19:41 - 25.08.12
Turkey should not attempt to distort the essence of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict if it really wishes to assist in the current
conflict settlement efforts, a deputy minister of foreign affairs,
Shavarsh Kocharyan, has told Panorama.am.
Kocharyan particularly said that the country should avoid preventing
the people of Karabakh from exercising their right to
self-determination as it did in the late 1980s and the 1990s,
resorting to ethnic cleansing and large-scale military aggression.
`To achieve an effective settlement, Turkey had better urge Azerbaijan
to negotiate with the real conflicting party, i.e., Nagorno-Karabakh.
The least Turkey can do is to stop supporting Azerbaijan's
all-or-nothing policy,' he said, commenting on a recent statement by
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
Turkey's top diplomat had particularly said that his country has
become a regional leader due to its efforts towards assisting in the
settlement of conflicts.
`We would like the negotiations over Syria to take place in Turkey. We
would also wish the meetings between Armenia and Azerbaijan to be held
in Istanbul,' the Azerbaijani media quoted Davutoglu as saying.
tert.am
19:41 - 25.08.12
Turkey should not attempt to distort the essence of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict if it really wishes to assist in the current
conflict settlement efforts, a deputy minister of foreign affairs,
Shavarsh Kocharyan, has told Panorama.am.
Kocharyan particularly said that the country should avoid preventing
the people of Karabakh from exercising their right to
self-determination as it did in the late 1980s and the 1990s,
resorting to ethnic cleansing and large-scale military aggression.
`To achieve an effective settlement, Turkey had better urge Azerbaijan
to negotiate with the real conflicting party, i.e., Nagorno-Karabakh.
The least Turkey can do is to stop supporting Azerbaijan's
all-or-nothing policy,' he said, commenting on a recent statement by
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
Turkey's top diplomat had particularly said that his country has
become a regional leader due to its efforts towards assisting in the
settlement of conflicts.
`We would like the negotiations over Syria to take place in Turkey. We
would also wish the meetings between Armenia and Azerbaijan to be held
in Istanbul,' the Azerbaijani media quoted Davutoglu as saying.