Azerbaijani MP: Syria's mediation in Armenian-Turkey negotiations will not bring results

“Any initiative, offering mediation deserves attention and is commendable,” Member of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis (Parliament) Azay Guliyev said.

He was commenting on Syria’s possible mediation in the Armenian-Turkey negotiations.

"I think, in this case, this mediation will not bring fruits as Armenia is not an independent state. Armenia depends on its Diaspora and Russia. Therefore, there will be no progress in negotiations with Ankara until they receive an order from outside,” the MP said.

“It is worth noting that this desire was expressed in Damascus, where Armenia initiated a peace agreement with Azerbaijan. Definitely, such statements are just PR, no more. Therefore, in response to the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan noted that Baku is ready to sign such an agreement, but only after the liberation of Armenian-occupied territories of Azerbaijan," the MP said.

Asked whether Syria has earned the status of an impartial mediator in the talks, like Switzerland, the MP said "Of course, Syria can not claim to be a neutral mediator in the Armenian-Turkish negotiations like Switzerland. Obviously, it was not Bern to initiated rapprochement between Yerevan and Ankara. It was initiated by the U.S. and the EU.”

”But this is not the main point. For example, we also hear calls for direct talks with Yerevan without intermediaries. But even in this regard the problem is that Armenia is dependent on external forces, and cannot independently make important decisions," MP Guliyev added.


/Day.Az/