Erdogan: Borders Will Not Open Until The Occupation Ends

ERDOGAN: BORDERS WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL THE OCCUPATION ENDS

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13.05.2009 15:19

Azerbaijani President and Turkish Prime Minister has held a joint
press conference.

"Borders will not open until the occupation ends," Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan said during a joint press conference
with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

"I’m pleased to be here in Azerbaijan. We discussed bilateral
relations between the two countries. We have always been standing
side by side and this meeting will serve the best response to those
who seeks to sow discord on our relations. This is the top priority
issue at talks. The principle of one nation and two states lies in
the very foundation of our relations. We approach the Daqliq Qarabaq
issues as sensitively as Azerbaijan does. We won’t accept the false
opinions released earlier on this issue. Because, it is the issue of
cause and reason. Borders were closed as a result of occupation of
Azerbaijani territories and therefore they will not be opened until
the occupation ends. The Minsk Group, the US, France, Russia should
step up the discussions and concrete results ought to be reached. I
believe President Aliyev on this issue. Moreover, we also discussed
the energy issues." Turkish Prime Minister said.