Today.Az » Politics » Turkish Foreign Minister: “We will not change our position whatever happens”
19 October 2009 [16:40] - Today.Az
“Our government and people do not make difference between the Turkish and Azerbaijani flags."
"Both are Turkic flags and valuable for us. Azerbaijani lands are holy for us and liberation of those lands from the occupation is in the forefront of national issues in Turkey. We will not change our position whatever happens”, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said at a press conference in Ankara.
“The mosque of martyrs and our flags we trust to the pride of Azerbaijani people. We expect a respect for them. We believe that they will be respected and necessary steps will be taken. They told us that those measures are temporary and taken because of repair works”.
Davutoglu said they wouldn’t allow attempt to instigate trouble between Azerbaijan and Turkey.
“We know Azerbaijani people’s love for Turkey. If despite all of our assurances made to Azerbaijan, the attempts are continued, we believe that best respond to it will come from our Azerbaijani brothers and compatriots. We raise the Karabakh issue in all of our meetings. Prime Minister Erdogan’s meeting with Barack Obama in Pittsburg was completely devoted to Karabakh issue. My talks with Secretary Clinton also focused the liberation of Azerbaijani lands. Turkey will continue this policy. Ending of occupation is our official policy. This policy will not be changed. I believe that Azerbaijani people will understand us. Everyone knows what we did for Azerbaijan in the past and during the independence. We will do more. I believe these processes will result with the liberation of Azerbaijani lands from the occupation. No one can doubt the Turkey’s weight in the region and world”.
The minister said gas talks were continued and he believed it would end positively.
“It is a trade issue. But the Caspian-Anatolian-Europe pipeline is a strategic corridor for all of us”.
Davutoglu didn’t give an answer to the question about his participation at the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization’s ministerial meeting in Baku on Oct. 22.
/APA/
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