Rifat Hisarchigoglu: "We won't change our stance until Armenia pulls out its troops from Azerbaijani lands"

Half a year ago he said the Union Turkish member companies would not establish trade relations with Armenia, APA reports.

"Why change our position? Did Armenia give up its groundless territorial claims against Turkey? Since Armenia has not made any changes to its stances regarding such urgent problems, why should we change ours? First of all, they should unconditionally pull out their troops from the occupied Azerbaijani regions in order to provide internally displaced persons return their native lands," Mr.Hisarchigoglu said.

The Chambers and Exchanges Union of Turkey is the biggest NGO in the country, which unites 1 million companies. It has a strong influence on the government’s domestic and foreign policy and remarked for its active lobbying efforts for Turkey's EU membership.