Turkish Prime Minister, Reсep Tayyip Erdogan is to discuss the ways of solution to the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict within the framework of US President, Barack Obama’s visit to Turkey.
The Prime Minister stated about it in live telecast of the Show TV channel.
“Solution to the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict will assist the removal of difficulties between Turkey and Armenia”, the Turkish Prime Minister stated.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the US, France and Russia are the co-chairs to the OSCE Minsk Group and they have been engaged with the solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for 17 years.
According to Erdogan, if the co-chairs can settle this problem, they will help Turkey to overcome difficulties in this region.
“These countries are standing members of the UN Security Council and they should settle this issue soon. It will simplify our work”, Erdogan said.
The conflict between the two countries of South Caucasia started in 1988 over territorial claims raised by Armenia against Azerbaijan. Until December 1991, Azerbaijan lost control over Nagorno-Karabakh except for Shusha and Khojaly. But in 1992-93, Shusha, Khojaly and seven surrounding districts of Nagorno-Karabakh were occupied too. In 1994, the parties signed the ceasefire agreement and hold fruitless peace talks through intermediary of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the USA till today.
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