NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN ANKARA-YEREVAN PROTOCOLS: TURKISH OPPOSITION LEADER
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Sept 14 2009
Azerbaijan
Turkish Opposition Leader Deniz Baykal demands to include
Nagorno-Karabakh issue in the Ankara-Yerevan protocol signed between
Turkey and Armenia in August, Turkish CNN TURK TV channel reported.
"The Nagorno-Karabakh issue should be included in the Turkey-Armenia
protocol," Baykal said.
On Aug. 31, Turkey and Armenia in the talks mediated by Switzerland
reached an agreement to launch "internal political consultations"
to sign the Protocol on Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and
Protocol on Development of Bilateral Relations, the Turkish Foreign
Ministry reported.
Political consultations will be completed within six weeks, and
following that two protocols will be signed and submitted to the two
countries’ parliaments for approval. At present Turkey does not plan
to open the borders with Armenia, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davudoglu said.
Armenian-Turkish ties have been severed since 1993.
The Turkish Foreign Ministrer appealed to hold a meeting to discuss
the Turkey-Armenia protocol reached by the mediation of Switzerland
in the Turkish Parliament. Davudoglu said that he will meet with
the leaders of the country’s opposition leaders to discuss the
Ankara-Yerevan protocol.
The meeting between the opposition leader and Davudoglu to discuss
the protocol is expected to take place on Sept.15.