LET ARMENIA NOT ACT IN ARTISTIC MANNER: TURKISH FM – UPDATED
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May 27 2009
Azerbaijan
"Let Armenia not act in an artistic manner," Turkish Foreign Minister
Ahmad Davudoglu said in Baku.
10:10
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Turkish Foreign Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu.
They discussed the Azerbaijan-Turkey relations and regional and
international issues.
Davutoglu conveyed Turkish President Abdullah Gul`s and Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan`s greetings to the Azerbaijani leader.
President Ilham Aliyev asked the Turkish minister to deliver his
greetings to Turkey`s President and Premier.
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Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade met with Turkish Foreign
Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Artur Rasizadeh congratulated Davutoglu
on his appointment as Foreign Minister. He noted Azerbaijan feels
fraternal support of Turkey in the international arena.
Ahmet Davutoglu said, "Turkey`s policy towards Azerbaijan remains
unchanged as Azerbaijan is very dear to us. The same opinion is
shared by heads of leading political parties with whom I met before
coming to Baku" On the frozen conflicts including Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, He expressed hope for its soonest resolution by peaceful
means. Davutoglu pointed out opening of Armenia-Turkey border is
impossible until Armenia leaves occupied lands of Azerbaijan.
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16:05
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said it was his second visit
to Azerbaijan within 15 days. He mentioned that for the first time
he accompanied Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during
his visit to Baku.
"Azerbaijan is our second home, I left Syria for Baku. The relations
between the two brotherly countries and strategic partners are
perfect," he said.
Ahmet Davutoglu said elimination of visa regime between the two
countries had also been discussed during his meetings in Baku.
"We see Azerbaijan’s future as the future of Turkey. Turkey does not
want the conflicts in the region to remain frozen. OSCE Minsk Group
should make serious efforts toward the solution to Nagorno Karabakh
conflict with support of the international community," he said.
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"I want to assure our Azerbaijani brothers that the issues of
Nagorno-Karabakh and liberation of the Azerbaijani lands occupied by
Armenia are very important for Turkey and let nobody doubt about it,"
Davudoglu told reporters after talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov.
"Frozen conflicts in the region are like bombs that can explode at any
time," the Turkish foreign minister said. "So, the talk on resolution
of the conflicts must continue," he said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed
forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan
and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of
the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. – are currently
holding the peace negotiations.
Armenian-Turkish ties have been severed since 1993 due to Armenia’s
claims of an alleged genocide, and the country’s occupation of 20
percent of Azerbaijani lands.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Yerevan on Sept. 6, 2008 upon
the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan to watch
an Armenia-Turkey football match.
Efforts have been made to normalize ties between the two countries
ever since.
Representatives of various circles of Turkish public say the border
with Armenia will re-open about which Azerbaijani public is concerned.
However, during the visit to Baku on May 12-13, Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan excluded possibility of cooperation with Armenia
until Azerbaijan’s occupied lands are liberated.
The Turkish foreign minister laid a special emphasis on a meeting
between Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents to take place in
St. Petersburg in early June. "This historical moment must not be
missed," Davudoglu said.
Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders plan to meet as a part of the
economic forum in St. Petersburg and discuss way of resolution of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.