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Azerbaijani foreign ministry clarifies conditions under which it is ready to open border with Armenia

09 September 2009 [14:28] - TODAY.AZ
“Azerbaijan is ready to open borders with Armenia only after Yerevan frees occupied Azerbaijani lands,” Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said commenting on some media reports which claim Europe and Turkey are developing ‘Roads of the Peace’ project which will connect Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Some very recent media reports claimed that Europe and Turkey are developing ‘Roads of Peace’ project. The road will connect Azerbaijan and Armenia with Europe. The road will lie through Lachin corridor, Armenia, Nakhchivan and onwards to Turkey and Europe.

“Basic conditions for Azerbaijan to open border with Armenia and to consider joint communications is a withdrawal of occupying forces of Armenia from five of the occupied regions of Azerbaijan as a first step and fixing specific dates for liberation of the remaining two - Kalbajar and Lachin,” Polukhov said.

“After liberation of the all seven regions, Azerbaijan is ready to unlock all communications, connecting Azerbaijan with Armenia which in future will enable to consider possible further regional cooperative projects,” he said.

/Day.Az/
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