BAKU: Caucasus Lacks Stable Political Environment: Turkish FM

CAUCASUS LACKS STABLE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT: TURKISH FM

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Oct 21 2009
Azerbaijan

If Armenia fulfills its commitments, the relationship between the
two countries will become a global example, said Turkish Foreign
Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, making a speech before the members of the
Turkish Grand National Assembly, who will discuss the Turkish-Armenian
protocols today, TRT 2 television channel reported.

"Problems in the region should be solved step by step and the
Armenia-Turkey protocols will accelerate settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict," Davutoglu said.

"Turkey has always supported Azerbaijan and there is no country in
the world that so strongly supports Azerbaijan. The Nagorno-Karabakh
dispute has always been a priority for the Turkish government,"
the minister stated.

Davutoglu said Turkey will do its best to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.

There is no stable political environment to solve the frozen conflicts
in the Caucasus, Davutoglu stated.

The real situation in the Caucasus is not in favor of anyone, the
minister added.

"We want to normalize our relations with Armenia as with other
neighboring countries," Davudoglu said.

With ratification of the Turkey-Armenia protocols, the Turkey-Armenia
borders will be officially recognized, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu said.

Under the Turkey-Armenia protocols the state border of the countries
will be officially recognized, Davutoglu added.

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