Turkey’s State Minister: Turkey will not open the borders with Armenia unless Nagorno Karabakh conflict is solved

Caglayan said in Nagorno Karabakh problem there is a fact of the occupation of Azerbaijani territories.
“Turkey will not open the borders with Armenia or establish any economic relations unless the problem is solved,” he said.

“During his recent visit to Azerbaijan at the meeting with President Ilham Aliyev Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan once more expressed the position of official Ankara on the issue. President Abdullah Gul also stated several times that the Nagorno Karabakh problem should be solved first,” Turkish Minister underlined.

The State Minister said social and economic development of the states of the region was important for establishing peace in the Caucasus.

Zafer Caglayan also took a stance on Armenian leadership’s policy concerning the so-called Armenian genocide and propaganda carried out in the world.
“We have stated several times that this issue should be investigated by the historians basing on archival documents. I call on the world states not to be unfair towards Turkey while passing any decision,” he said.

/APA/