"TURKEY WILL OPEN BORDERS WITH ARMENIA AFTER THE LATTER WITHDRAWS ITS ARMED FORCES FROM THE OCCUPIED LANDS OF AZERBAIJAN"

AZG Armenian Daily
30/10/2008

Armenia-Turkey

"Turkey will open borders with Armenia after the latter withdraws
its armed forces from the occupied lands of Azerbaijan",
said TurkishAmbassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic, according to
Novosti-Azerbaijan.Commenting on the statement of Armenian President
Serzh Sargsian,made on Monday during the visit to Nagorno Karabakh,
according to which the opening of borders between Turkey and Armenia
may have a positive impact on the process of the resolution of
Nagorno Karabakh conflict.Kilic said that Armenia has no right to put
provisions to Turkey inthis issue."Turkey closed borders with Armenia
on April 4 of 1993 as a signof protest against occupation of Nagorno
Karabakh and the adjacentregions of lower Karabakh of Azerbaijan by
Armenia. Turkey alwayssupported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
and will furtheradhere to it", said the Turkish ambassador.Kilic added
that if Armenia intends to establish normal relations withneighbor
states, it must primarily review its occupational policy andwithdraw
its occupational forces from the occupied lands of Azerbaijan.