TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN: WE CLOSED THE BORDERS FOR THOSE LANDS AND WILL NOT REOPEN THEM UNLESS THE LANDS ARE RELEASED

APA
Oct 21 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku. Elnur Huseynguliyev – APA. "The occupied Azerbaijani territories
are also our lands," Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic
told journalists, APA reports.

The ambassador called on the Azerbaijani public to believe the
statements of Turkish President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
"Turkey will not reopen the borders with Armenia unless the Azerbaijani
territories are released".

"Believe it! We have said several times that these are our native
lands. We are a whole. Don’t give an opportunity to those who try to
stir up discord between us, separate us! Confide in Turkey! Turkish
people are always with Azerbaijan. The feeling of the Turkish people
will be seen in the parliament," he said.

Hulusi Kilic said Turkey will not take a step contradicting Azerbaijan.

"The borders will not be reopened unless Azerbaijan wants it. We
closed the borders for those lands and will not reopen them unless
the lands are released. The whole world knows it. Turkey took the
necessary step by signing the protocols. Now it is the turn of the
opposite side. We want peace in the whole Caucasus. We do not want
a door to remain closed, we want everybody to make profit from this
development," he said.