CAMPAIGN HELD IN TURKEY TO COLLECT SIGNATURES UNDER TITLE "WE APOLOGIZE TO AZERBAIJAN"
Trend
Oct 27 2009
Azerbaijan
In Istanbul, Turkey, on the initiative of the opposition Nationalist
Movement Party, a campaign is held to collect signatures under the
title "We apologize to Azerbaijan", the Istanbul office of the party
told Trend News.
Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers Ahmet Davutoglu and Edward
Nalbandian signed the protocols Ankara-Yerevan in Zurich on October
10.Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey have been broken
due to Armenia’s claims of an alleged genocide, and its occupation of
Azerbaijani lands. The border between them has been broken since 1993.
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.
The report also notes that in the center of Istanbul stands were
established displaying the negative attitude of the Nationalist
Movement Party towards the Turkish-Armenian cooperation.
The campaign will continue for ten days.