TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY: WE’LL SUPPORT AZERBAIJAN’S REPLY TO THE MINSK GROUP’S PROPOSALS

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Aug. 31, 2006

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry commented on the U.S co-chair of the OSCE
Minsk Group Mathew Bryza’s calling for the parties to the Nagorno
Garabagh to make a trade-off.

A Foreign Ministry official told the APA’s Turkey bureau that
Azerbaijan’s position remains important to them.

"We’ll support whatever reply Azerbaijan gives to these proposals. It
is up to Azerbaijan to accept these proposals. What will happen
if Azerbaijan does not accept these? Would power states invade
Azerbaijan for that? Turkey will never force Azerbaijan to accept
any proposal. We unconditionally support Azerbaijan in this issue,"
the official underlined.