“Armenia tries to oppress Turkey with its unilateral decisions instead of making steps towards peace in the region. This is very wrong way because no one can press upon Turkey.
If Armenia withdraws its troops from the occupied lands and chooses way of friendship with Turkey and Azerbaijan, it will save its future”, chairman of the Turkish parliament’s NATO Group and MP from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Vahid Erdem told APA Turkish bureau. He said last decision of the Armenia’s coalition government proved that Turkey was right. “First condition for peace and stability in the region is the liberation of Azerbaijani lands from the Armenian occupation. While Turkey is demanding that, Armenia chose the way of “freezing” the protocols instead of meeting this fair demand”.
Answering the question “The situation requires closer cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan. Do you think to visit Baku with this aim?” Erdem said: “I am natural friend of Azerbaijan, but not on papers. I have not received invitation from Azerbaijan yet. If I receive it, I will go to Baku to do my best. I talked with the Azerbaijani journalists in Turkish at a press conference at the Azerbaijani parliament after the NATO PA meeting in Baku and it confused some Western parliamentarians”.
APA
