Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am, Armenia
Sept 19 2009

Karabakh will never be Azerbaijani: MP

13:16 / 09/19/2009If Turkish side keeps laying down preconditions and
state that border opening is impossible without Karabakh conflict
settlement, RA President Serzh Sargsyan will not go to Turkey for
October 14 football match. Republican Party Press Secretary Edward
Sharmazanov told NEWS.am, adding `President clearly stated in which
event he will go. His position is precise and principled.’

Commenting on RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan’s statement that
`Attempting to link Armenian-Turkish and Karabakhi processes, Turkey
might fail both’ Sharmazanov said: `Minister’s statement is logical,
as Armenian side have always stated on various levels that
Armenian-Turkish rapprochement cannot be directly linked with Karabakh
peace process. Saying there are no preconditions in the Protocols, we
mean the Armenia-Turkey rapprochement cannot be linked with any other
process, and any attempt in doing so conflicts the documents.’

MP also touched upon yesterday’s statement by Turkish Premier Erdogan,
that `Border will not be opened without Karabakh conflict settlement’,
emphasizing: `Establishment of the relations based on preconditions is
unacceptable to us. Any ultimatum is inapplicable for Armenia. If
Erdogan intends to present an ultimatum, he better do so to his
friends ‘ Azeris and explain them that Nagorno-Karabakh will never be
within Azerbaijan boundaries.’