Baku doubts the sincerity of Ankara's statements
"We still believe in promises of the Turkish authorities not to open borders until the solution of the Karabakh problem. But the general atmosphere prevailing around agreements signed between Armenia and Turkey prompt us to doubt these statements, " the deputy of the Milli Mejlis Asim Mollazade said.
According to him, signing of the agreements between Armenia and Turkey has resulted in the situation when Armenia changed its position. "As for Azerbaijan, we have always advocated for peace and tranquility in our region and we are always concerned to settle the conflict quickly, and if any country, member of the OSCE Minsk Group, is ready to make efforts, we would only welcome it," he said.
According to Mollazade, the future relations with Turkey will remain strategic, however they need to be deprived of the emotional component and more pragmatic policies should be to adopted. "By the way, pragmatism should be in our relations with Russia and the United States, and with all countries. In this regard, we must intensify our diplomacy in different directions to become more active, " he said, 1news.az reports.
According to him, signing of the agreements between Armenia and Turkey has resulted in the situation when Armenia changed its position. "As for Azerbaijan, we have always advocated for peace and tranquility in our region and we are always concerned to settle the conflict quickly, and if any country, member of the OSCE Minsk Group, is ready to make efforts, we would only welcome it," he said.
According to Mollazade, the future relations with Turkey will remain strategic, however they need to be deprived of the emotional component and more pragmatic policies should be to adopted. "By the way, pragmatism should be in our relations with Russia and the United States, and with all countries. In this regard, we must intensify our diplomacy in different directions to become more active, " he said, 1news.az reports.
