Ankara will not adopt decision to detriment of Azerbaijan’s rights: Turkish ruling party MP

"Turkey will not take a step which can pose a threat for Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan's rights. Such step is impossible," member of the Turkish parliament from the ruling AK party Sadullah Ergin said.

Different circles in Turkey claim Turkey-Armenia borders will be opened.

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.

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.

Ergin said AK Party has not surrendered its principal position neither on Azerbaijan nor on North Cyprus thus far. The ruling party will never take such a step and will not surrender its basic principles, he said.

/Trend News/