AZERBAIJAN & TURKEY SHOULD JOIN EFFORTS TO AVOID RATIFICATION OF TURKEY-ARMENIA PROTOCOLS AT PARLIAMENT

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Oct 28 2009
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan and Turkey should join their efforts to avoid ratification
of the Turkey-Armenia protocols at the parliament, Turkish MP from the
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Shenol Bal told journalist in Baku.

"All efforts should be combined to prevent ratification of the
Turkey-Armenia protocols by the parliament," Bal added.

Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers Ahmet Davutoglu and Edward
Nalbandian signed the protocols Ankara-Yerevan in Zurich on October 10.

Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey have been broken due
to Armenia’s claims of an alleged genocide, and its occupation of
Azerbaijani lands. The border between them has been broken since 1993.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan
lost all of Nagorno-Karabakh except for Shusha and Khojali in December
1991. In 1992-93, Armenian armed forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and 7
districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed
a ceasefire in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia,
France, and the U.S. – are currently holding the peace negotiations.

According to the Turkish MP, no force could hurt the Turkey-Azerbaijan
brother relations.