Interfax, Russia
April 29 2009
Azerbaijan should know about roadmap for normalization of Armenian-
Turkish relations – President Aliyev
BAKU April 29
Azerbaijan is not interfering in Armenian-Turkish relations but would
like to know whether their agenda includes efforts to settle the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem, said Azeri President Ilham Aliyev.
Speaking at a news briefing in Brussels following negotiations with
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Aliyev said that,
in analyzing Armenian-Turkish relations, Azerbaijan is committed to
the principle of non-interference in relations between other
countries.
"As regards certain comments on the historical roots of this issue,
the border between Turkey and Armenia was closed in 1993 as a result
of Armenia’s occupation of Azerbaijan’s territories. This occupation
is continuing today. Armenia still keeps occupied Azerbaijan’s
territories recognized on the international level," he said.
Azerbaijan is entitled to know the essence of the so-called road map
for the normalization of Armenian-Turkish bilateral relations, which
Yerevan and Ankara announced recently, Aliyev said. "We are also
entitled to bring our policy into line with new realities in the
region and with a new situation that could emerge in the region," he
said.