TURKEY SENDS COMMISSION TO BAKU TO RELIEVE TENSION DUE TO THE POSSIBLE OPENNING OF THE ARMENIAN-TURKISH BORDER

Noyan Tapan
Apr 15, 2009

Ankara, April 15, Noyan Tapan: The Grand National Assembly of Turkey
made a decision to send on an assingnment a commission to Baku: to
relive the tension in Turkey-Azerbaijan relationship arose from the
possible opening of the Armenian-Turkish border. The commission will
leave for Baku this week, reports the Ankara agency.

Members of the Turkish parliamentarian commission will meet in
Azerbaijan to their colleges, as well as to representatives of
non-governmental organizations and mass media.

Mustafa Kabakci, the head of the Azerbaijan-Turkey friendship group
of the Turkish parliament, who also is involved in the commission
visiting Baku, declared, that Turkey would not undertake anything
unless the Karabakh conflict would be settled. "In spite of this,
certain negative approaches are demonstrated, which can hurt the
friendship between two countries," mentioned Turkish lawmaker.

According to some information, this week another commission
of parliamentarians and NGO representatives will visit Turkey
with the same purpose: to resolve the differences appeared in
Turkish-Azerbaijani relations due to possible opening of the Armenian
Turkish border.