NICK BAIRD: WE HAVE TO MAKE A PROGRESS IN NKR ISSUE

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26.08.2009 16:00

"If Turkey’s Kurdish, Armenian and Cyprus issues are resolved, the
region will be much better off," Nick Baird, the Ambassador of Great
Britain to Turkey told the "Hurriyet" daily.

"My sense is now that probably we have to make progress in that
(Nagorno-Karabakh) issue in order to take a step forward in the
Armenian road map more generally," the Ambassador said. I don’t think
Ankara has a choice. Turkey is in good relationship with Azerbaijan,
and wants to normalize relations with Armenia.

It is very difficult for Turkey to make a choice. But its worth
mentioning, that they need a progress in this process to provide the
stability of the region," the diplomat underlined.

Ambassador Baird noted that Great Britain should insist on the USA and
OSCE Minsk Group support Baku and Yerevan to settle the NKR conflict.