Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has begun meetings with the leaders of opposition parties within the framework of the six-week internal political discussions on the protocols initialed with Armenia, APA reports quoting CNN Turk.
Ahmet Davutoglu first met with Numan Kurtulmus, leader of Felicity Party which has no seats in the parliament.
After the meeting the Foreign Minister said the meeting was constructive and it is natural that the position of the opposition differs from that of the government.
Davutoglu and Kurtulmus discussed the processes in the Caucasus, current state of Turkey-Armenia, Turkey-Azerbaijan relations, Cyprus problem, tension between Iraq and Syria, Middle East peace process and Iran.
Kurtulmus said Turkey should not reopen the borders unless Armenia releases Nagorno Karabakh and the other occupied territories.
“If Turkey does not take right steps in terms of Armenian issue, problems will appear in the relations with Azerbaijan and the new strategy that Turkey tries to implement in the Caucasus will collapse. In this case not only Caucasus but also all Turkic-speaking states will lose confidence in Turkey, it will become an unreliable country,” he said.
Following this, Ahmet Davutoglu met with leader of Republican People’s Party Deniz Baykal.
The Foreign Minister will also meet with leader of Democratic Left Party Mesum Turker, leader of Democratic Party Husamettin Cindoruk, leader of Great Unity Party Yalchin Topchu and leader of Democratic Society Party Ahmet Turk. Leader of Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahceli refused to meet with the minister.
APA
