Erdogan: we are loyal to what we have signed in Zurich![]() April 15, 2010 - 17:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the border with Armenia “will remain closed unless a settlement is reached in the Karabakh conflict.” Nevertheless, he said Turkey stands behind commitments it made in protocols on normalization of relations with Armenia signed in October 2009. "We are loyal to what we have signed in Zurich. But no one has the right to impose their own memories on Turkey," the Anatolian News Agency quoted Erdogan as saying. Related links: ![]() ![]() The Armenian-Turkish Protocols The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |