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27 May 2009 [09:10] - Today.Az
"Let Armenia not act in an artistic manner," Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmad Davudoglu said in Baku.
27.05.09
10:10
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
They discussed the Azerbaijan-Turkey relations and regional and international issues.
Davutoglu
conveyed Turkish President Abdullah Gul`s and Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan`s greetings to the Azerbaijani leader.
President Ilham Aliyev asked the Turkish minister to deliver his greetings to Turkey`s President and Premier.
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09:55
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade met with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
Artur
Rasizadeh congratulated Davutoglu on his appointment as Foreign
Minister. He noted Azerbaijan feels fraternal support of Turkey in the
international arena.
Ahmet Davutoglu said, “Turkey`s policy
towards Azerbaijan remains unchanged as Azerbaijan is very dear to us.
The same opinion is shared by heads of leading political parties with
whom I met before coming to Baku”
On the frozen conflicts
including Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, He expressed hope for its soonest
resolution by peaceful means. Davutoglu pointed out opening of
Armenia-Turkey border is impossible until Armenia leaves occupied lands
of Azerbaijan.
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26.05.09
16:05
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said
it was his second visit to Azerbaijan within 15 days. He mentioned that
for the first time he accompanied Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan during his visit to Baku.
“Azerbaijan is our second home, I left Syria for Baku. The relations
between the two brotherly countries and strategic partners are
perfect,” he said.
Ahmet Davutoglu said elimination of visa regime between the two countries had also been discussed during his meetings in Baku.
“We see Azerbaijan’s future as the future of Turkey. Turkey does not
want the conflicts in the region to remain frozen. OSCE Minsk Group
should make serious efforts toward the solution to Nagorno Karabakh
conflict with support of the international community,” he said.
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13:48
"I want to assure our Azerbaijani brothers that the issues of Nagorno-Karabakh and liberation of the Azerbaijani lands occupied by Armenia are very important for Turkey and let nobody doubt about it," Davudoglu told reporters after talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.
"Frozen conflicts in the region are like bombs that can explode at any time," the Turkish foreign minister said. "So, the talk on resolution of the conflicts must continue," he said.
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.
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.
Representatives of various circles of Turkish public say the border with Armenia will re-open about which Azerbaijani public is concerned.
However, during the visit to Baku on May 12-13, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan excluded possibility of cooperation with Armenia until Azerbaijan's occupied lands are liberated.
The Turkish foreign minister laid a special emphasis on a meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents to take place in St. Petersburg in early June. "This historical moment must not be missed," Davudoglu said.
Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders plan to meet as a part of the economic forum in St. Petersburg and discuss way of resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
/Trend News, APA, AzerTac/
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