Azerbaijani, Turkish FMs discuss contact line incident over telephone (UPDATE)

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He said the telephone conversation focused on incident on the contact line of Azerbaijan and Armenian armies that took place on Sept. 10.

“On his part, Mammadyarov said ‘such incidents occur frequently. So, it is wrong to say the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict is frozen’,” Polukhov said.

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At the meeting with the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Mehmet Ali Shahin Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davudoglu noted the importance of stability in the Caucasus in the future, the Cihan news agency reported.

"We insist on the establishment of stability in the Caucasus," said Davudoglu. The Turkish Foreign Minister said that he is ready to meet with all leaders of political parties to discuss the protocol signed with Armenia.

On Aug. 31, Turkey and Armenia in the talks mediated by Switzerland reached an agreement to launch "internal political consultations" to sign the Protocol on Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and Protocol on Development of Bilateral Relations.

Political consultations will be completed within six weeks, and following that two protocols will be signed and submitted to the two countries' parliaments for approval.

"At present Turkey does not plan to open the borders with Armenia," Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davudoglu said.

As to violations of ceasefire on Azerbaijan-Armenia contact line, the Turkish foreign minister said that he talked with his Azerbaijani counterpart on this issue over the phone while he was on a visit in Jordan.

On Sept. 10, the Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at the Azerbaijani troops near the Gulchuluk farm in the Agdam region. The Azerbaijani troops answered their fire. As a result of shooting, 5 Armenian soldiers died and 3 were injured.

/Trend News, Day.Az/