TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA: "ARMENIA MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IT HAS TO TAKE SOME STEPS"
APA
May 26 2009
Azerbaijan
Moscow – APA. "The problems between Turkey and Armenia are not
limited only with the closing of borders", Turkish ambassador Halil
Akinci said, APA reports quoting Armenia Today. He reminded that
Turkey-Azerbaijan relations are based on the principle "one nation-two
states" and said there were different approaches to the historical
realities. "The borders were closed in 1993. Armenia occupied Nagorny
Karabakh and seven nearby regions of Azerbaijan in that time".
The diplomat said air corridor between Turkey and Armenia was open
and there were flights from Istanbul to Yerevan. He said Ankara
pursued policy toward solution of the problems with its neighbors
recently. "The diplomatic relations should be established, but
Karabakh problem should also be solved in parallel because those are
issues related with each other. Turkey showed good will last year
and our president visited Yerevan to watch the football match. We are
pursuing optimal policy toward Armenia, but it also must understand
that it has to take some steps. Our most sincere intention is that
to make all borders open in the Caucasus and everyone to be a friend
to each other".