ANKARA WON’T CONCEDE THE AZERBAIJANI INTERESTS TO ARMENIA

AZG Armenian Daily
25/07/2008

Armenia-Turkey

Turkish politician Midat Chelikpala announced that Turkey will not
open the border with Armenia until "Armenia returns the Azerbaijani
territories".

"My statement has not a declarative nature but comes from the state
policy of Turkey", he said at a press conference held in Baku.

According to the Turkish politician, at present the world geopolitics
have clashed in Caucasus, and Turkey doesn’t want to lose that big
game. "That is why it carries on some talks with Armenia. But it
doesn’t mean that Turkey is going to concede the Azerbaijani interests
to Armenia", said Chelikpala, "Armenpress" reported.