Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party’s policy over the South Caucasus countries will remain unchanged, following the parliamentary election in the country, Haber7 TV channel reported referring to the party’s pre-election statement, Trend said.
“The South Caucasus region is of particular importance for Turkey,” the statement said. “Moreover, the Turkish ruling party intends to actively fight Islamophobia.”
The representatives of some 31 political parties will participate in the parliamentary election to be held in Turkey on June 7, 2015.
As the statement noted, Turkey stands for the settlement of the conflicts in the South Caucasus, including the Nagorno Karabakh conflict as part of the so-called "territorial integrity of Azerbaijan."
In late February, Turkish Foreign Minister reiterated conditions Ankara set forth for normalization of ties with Armenia.
As Mevlut Cavusoglu stated in an interview with Sabah, the Karabakh conflict settlement is essential to establish peace in the South Caucasus.
"To normalize ties with Ankara, Yerevan must cede Karabakh territories," he said, accusing Armenia of taking no steps towards solving the Karabakh issue..
