Turkey is neutral in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic), and therefore, it objectively can’t play any positive role. This is what the Department of Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh declared in response to the request to comment on the statement that Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu made during his meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.

“It is a fact that Turkey is an ally of Azerbaijan. Since the origin of the Artsakh movement in 1988 and throughout the conflict between Azerbaijan and Artsakh, Turkey has supported Azerbaijan. Moreover, in April 2016, Turkey overtly supported the military aggression that Azerbaijan had unleashed against Artsakh, contrary to the calls of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and, in general, the international community to immediately terminate the military operations,” the clarification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh reads.

According to the official Stepanakert, Ankara’s policy of unconditional support to Azerbaijan not only contradicts the status of Turkey as a member of the OSCE Minsk Group, but also undermines the efforts of the international intermediaries targeted at the ultimate settlement of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Artsakh.