AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTRY CLARIFIES CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT IS READY TO OPEN BORDER WITH ARMENIA

Today.Az
Sept 9 2009
Azerbaijan

"Azerbaijan is ready to open borders with Armenia only after Yerevan
frees occupied Azerbaijani lands," Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said commenting on some media reports
which claim Europe and Turkey are developing ‘Roads of the Peace’
project which will connect Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Some very recent media reports claimed that Europe and Turkey are
developing ‘Roads of Peace’ project. The road will connect Azerbaijan
and Armenia with Europe. The road will lie through Lachin corridor,
Armenia, Nakhchivan and onwards to Turkey and Europe.

"Basic conditions for Azerbaijan to open border with Armenia and to
consider joint communications is a withdrawal of occupying forces of
Armenia from five of the occupied regions of Azerbaijan as a first
step and fixing specific dates for liberation of the remaining two –
Kalbajar and Lachin," Polukhov said.

"After liberation of the all seven regions, Azerbaijan is ready to
unlock all communications, connecting Azerbaijan with Armenia which in
future will enable to consider possible further regional cooperative
projects," he said.