Trend, Azerbaijan
Aug 7 2009
Strengthening of Turkey-Russia relations may impact solution of
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Turkish MP
Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug.7 / Trend News R.Hafizoglu /
Solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is one of the important
issues for Turkey. Russia also has priorities and Moscow will not deny
its priorities. If Turkey preserves the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on
the agenda, the proximity between the countries may bring progress in
salvation of this conflict, Turkish MP (member of the Turkish Grand
national Assembly) Onur Oymen told trend News on telephone
conversation on aug.7.
During his visit to Turkey Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
stated the serious and active work for the resolution of the
[Armenian-Azerbaijani] Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Turkish news
agencyANADOLUreported.
"Serious work is being done to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
and there is serious progress in this direction. Moscow is eager to
see rapid resolution of the conflict," Putin added.
Putin said his country is unwilling to see any conflict in the
Caucasus. "Conflict in the Caucasus casts shadow on our relations with
the countries of the region," he stressed.
The prime minister said that Russia’s position on the solution of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remained unchanged. "We cannot do the job of
conflict sides, but only assist in the solution to the dispute," he
added.
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.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
