TURKISH AMBASSADOR: "TURKEY WILL NOT OPEN BORDERS WITH ARMENIA AS LONG AS AZERBAIJAN’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY IS NOT RESTORED"

Azeri Press Agency
Aug 19 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev-APA. Chairman of the State Committee with
Religious Associations Hidayat Orucov has met with the Turkey’s
Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic. The State Committee told APA
Orucov informed his guest about the religious situation in the country
and underlined the tolerance between the national and religious
minorities in Azerbaijan. "Every citizen’s freedom of faith and
other rights are protected. The religion is separate from the state
in Azerbaijan, but all religious confessions have been provided with
the conditions for free activity".

Ambassador Hulusi Kilic expressed his satisfaction with the development
of relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan. "Turkey will develop its
cooperation with Azerbaijan in all spheres henceforth".

Touching upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, the ambassador said
the Turkey’s position in this issue was clear. "Despite pressures from
Europe and all the West, Turkey will not open its borders with Armenia
as long as Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity is not restored. We
are always together with Azerbaijan in this issue".