We believe Turkey will not take step that will harm Azerbaijan's interests: Azerbaijan;s ruling party official

Ahmadov said Ankara still has an opportunity to back interests of Baku, as the protocols will be submitted to the parliaments of Turkey and Armenia before they enter into force.

"Azerbaijan regrets that Turkey has not made sufficient efforts in this direction before signing of protocols on resumption of diplomatic relations with Armenia," he said.

Ahmadov does not believe that members of the Grand National Assembly (parliament) of Turkey will ratify the protocols that are contrary to the interests of Azerbaijan.

"And you know that even after signing of the protocols, the Turkish Prime Minister said that it is impossible to open the Turkey-Armenia borders until the Karabakh conflict is resolved. The Azerbaijani government believes that the fraternal relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey are strong enough and do not believe that these relations may be harmed. We believe in the statements by the Turkish Prime Minister and President that neither the Turkish government nor Turkish society will allow opening the borders without the resolution of the Karabakh conflict," said Ahmadov.

On Aug. 31, Turkey and Armenia in the talks mediated by Switzerland reached an agreement to launch "internal political consultations" to sign the Protocol on Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and Protocol on Development of Bilateral Relations, the Turkish Foreign Ministry reported.

Turkish and Armenian Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Edward Nalbandian signed Turkey-Armenia protocols in Zurich on Oct. 10.

Armenian-Turkish ties have been severed since 1993 due to Armenia's claims to recognize so-called "Armenian genocide" and Armenia's occupation of Azerbaijani lands.

/Trend News/