PACE chief names the "main condition for Turkey to normalize relations with Armenia"

The main condition for Turkey to normalize relations with Armenia is the liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, said the head of PACE Movlud Chavushoglu, speaking on Saturday in the Swedish city of Gothenburg at the conference "The Role of Turkey in the European Union", Hurriyet reported.

"Turkey aims to develop cooperation with all neighbouring countries: European countries - in the west, with its neighbours and the Islamic world - in the East. But the main condition for normalizing relations with Armenia is the liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Once this condition is fulfilled, the relationship with Armenia also will normalize", Chavushoglu said.

Chavushoglu in his speech touched on the issue of a possible "change of direction in foreign policy" of Turkey.

"The direction of foreign policy has changed, is changing. Turkey turns away from the EU towards the East." Such statements are - baseless, inaccurate, speculative talks. There is no change in the direction of our policy. Full membership in the European Union still is the main goal of Turkish foreign policy", Chavushoglu said.


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