TURKISH DIASPORA IN EUROPE OPPOSES OPENING OF BORDERS WITH ARMENIA

news.az
Nov 24 2009
Azerbaijan

Representatives of the Coordination Council of the Azerbaijani and
Turkish Diaspora Organizations consider it incorrect to open borders
with Armenia without the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

By results of a joint sitting of the Congress of Azerbaijanis of Europe
and the Coordination Council of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora
organizations in Frankfurt, the participants drew up an appeal to
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Abdullah Gul.

According to the Hurriyet newspaper, the appeal says that the
Azerbaijani and Turkish people are close to each other and they have
always adhered to single positions.

"We, the representatives of the Coordination Council of the Azerbaijani
and Turkish Diaspora organizations, consider it incorrect to open
the border between Turkey and Armenia without the settlement of the
Karabakh conflict. We also oppose the protocols on normalization of
ties signed between Turkey and Armenia, because Armenia continues
putting territorial claims to Azerbaijan and Turkey.

We, the Turkish diaspora of Europe, ask the leaders of the two
fraternal countries to make everything possible to preserve these
relations for future generations", the appeal says.