Azerbaijan's concerns must be taken into consideration: Turkish party leader

Following the meeting with leader of Felicity Party Numan Kurtulmus and leader of Republican People’s Party Deniz Baykal, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with leader of Democratic Left Party Masum Turker as part of the six-week internal political discussions concerning the protocols initialed with Armenia, Turkish news agencies reported.

Masum Turker told journalists after the meeting that they expressed their views concerning the protocols. Turker expressed their concern that even if the protocols are confirmed and borders are reopened, Armenia will not recognize Kars treaty.

“We are mainly concerned about the Karabakh problem and ignorance of Azerbaijan’s position in this issue. We expressed our views to the minister. We consider that the issues that resulted in the closure of the borders with Armenia should be taken into consideration. The government should not take this way unless these reasons are eliminated. The foreign minister said they will take our views into consideration and will meet with us again if necessary. But we consider that Azerbaijan’s concerns should be necessarily taken into consideration,” he said.

Masum Turker also protested against Switzerland’s mediation in the negotiations with Armenia. He said Switzerland recognizes the so-called 'Armenian genocide' and even holds accountable those who deny the so-called genocide.

“The authorities state that the joint commission of historians will discuss the genocide issue, but Armenians say opposite of it. We are concerned about it,” he said.

/APA/