Spokesman for Turkish Foreign Ministry Burak Ozugergin said they sincerely want to normalize the relations with Armenia, APA reports quoting Anadolu agency.
At the briefing Ozugergin mentioned the statement issued by Turkish Foreign Ministry after the decision of Armenia’s Constitutional Court. He said Armenia was carrying out campaign that Turkey had changed its view.
“Turkey has not changed its view. Our position has not changed. There is no problem in Turkey’s policy with regard to Armenia, there is a problem in Armenia’s policy regarding Turkey,” he said.
According to Ozugergin, Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu will visit the US and Switzerland and explain Ankara’s concern over the decision of Armenia’s Constitutional Court. He noted that there had been some progress in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh.
“We observe some progress in the discussions between the sides. There is hope for concrete steps in the next stage. Our aim is not only to achieve progress in Turkey-Armenia relations, but also to pave the way for Azerbaijan-Armenia relations. There will be no peace or stability in the Caucasus unless all the wheels move simultaneously. Everybody knows it,” he said.
Ozugergin said Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Undersecretary Unal Cevikoz held long discussions with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs in Vienna last Friday. He mentioned that Turkey is the member of Minsk Group and added:
“So, no one can say to us ‘what are you doing there?’”
APA
