Prospects of the unresolved conflicts in the Caucasus were discussed within the security forum of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in Astana, Kazakhstan, APA correspondent reports.
Deputy Chief of the Turkish Foreign Ministry Office for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Asia and Africa and international security Unal Chevikoz focused attention on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. He said Turkish community wouldn’t allow the establishing of diplomatic relations with Armenia until the solution of Nagorno Karabakh problem. He emphasized the importance of the Stability and Cooperation Platform in the Caucasus and said Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia and Armenia had to come together within this platform and to quicken the solution to the conflict. “We have already lost 20 years in the solution of Karabakh problem”.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to NATO kamil Khasiyev univocally stated that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be solved only within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Member of the Azerbaijani Parliament Jale Aliyeva spoke about the role of Azerbaijan in the world energy security.
EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby said despite the ceasefire regime, more than 30 soldiers were killed in the contact line and border areas last year.
APA
