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MFA: TURKEY WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO END OCCUPATION OF AZERBAIJANI TERRITORIES
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Aug 15 2013
15 August 2013
Turkey is ready to do everything possible to end the occupation of
Azerbaijani territories by Armenia, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu said on Thursday during a meeting of the foreign ministers
of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States in Gabala,
Anadolu agency reported.
According to Davutoglu, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the main
obstacle to the stabilisation of the South Caucasus region.
"Despite the fact that negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
have been going on for more than 20 years, no results have yet been
achieved. This is a very sad fact," the head of the Turkish Foreign
Ministry said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
The meeting of the foreign ministers is being held on the eve of the
Summit of Heads of Turkic-Speaking States due to take place on Friday
in Gabala (Azerbaijan).
The main topics of discussion at the summit of the Cooperation Council
of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) will be cooperation in transport
and customs facilitation.
Alongside, the summit is expected to discuss issues on further
development of cooperation between the organisation's member countries.
It is also expected that the council presidency will be transferred
from Kyrgyzstan to the Azerbaijani side.
The Council was established in 2009 by the member states of Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey with a view to making joint
contributions to peace and stability in Eurasia. Its secretariat is
located in Istanbul.
15 August 2013
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/154174/mfa-turkey-will-do-everything-possible-to-end-occupation-of-azerbaijani-territories.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Aug 15 2013
15 August 2013
Turkey is ready to do everything possible to end the occupation of
Azerbaijani territories by Armenia, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu said on Thursday during a meeting of the foreign ministers
of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States in Gabala,
Anadolu agency reported.
According to Davutoglu, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the main
obstacle to the stabilisation of the South Caucasus region.
"Despite the fact that negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
have been going on for more than 20 years, no results have yet been
achieved. This is a very sad fact," the head of the Turkish Foreign
Ministry said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
The meeting of the foreign ministers is being held on the eve of the
Summit of Heads of Turkic-Speaking States due to take place on Friday
in Gabala (Azerbaijan).
The main topics of discussion at the summit of the Cooperation Council
of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) will be cooperation in transport
and customs facilitation.
Alongside, the summit is expected to discuss issues on further
development of cooperation between the organisation's member countries.
It is also expected that the council presidency will be transferred
from Kyrgyzstan to the Azerbaijani side.
The Council was established in 2009 by the member states of Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey with a view to making joint
contributions to peace and stability in Eurasia. Its secretariat is
located in Istanbul.
15 August 2013
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/154174/mfa-turkey-will-do-everything-possible-to-end-occupation-of-azerbaijani-territories.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress