Protocols Not to Be Discussed in Turkish Parliament Commission Without
Azeri Approval

By Asbarez Staff
Nov 25th, 2009

ANKARA (APA) – Agreements to normalize relations and open borders
between Armenia and Turkey will not be discussed in the Turkish
Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission without Azerbaijan’s approval,
said a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the
Azeri Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

`The protocols signed with Armenia will not be discussed in the
parliament’s foreign affairs commission, if anything does not satisfy
Azerbaijan,’ Metin Yilmaz told APA’s Turkey bureau.

`Our President and Prime Minister regularly contact Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev. If Ilham Aliyev says that the problems are
being solved and it is high time for us to take some steps, we will
include these protocols into the agenda of the commission,’ he said,
adding that the issue has already been discussed by Foreign Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu and the commission’s chairman.

`Our parliamentarians held discussions in Azerbaijan under the
leadership of the chairman of our commission. We will not take any
steps concerning the protocols unless we reach the stage of solution
satisfying Azerbaijan,’ he said.

`Our main aim is the liberation of Azerbaijani territories from
occupation as soon as possible,’ Yilmaz said, noting that for Turkey,
the main precondition on Armenia is the resolution of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Azerbaijan’s favor. `The main stipulation
for us will be Armenia’s releasing the occupied Azerbaijani
territories.’