TURKEY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FAIR DEMANDS OF AZERBAIJAN REGARDING KARABAKH CONFLICT
15.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. 'Turkey has always supported and will continue to support Azerbaijan in its right cause regarding the Karabakh conflict," the Turkish President Ahmet Necet Sezer said at the Summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference in Qatar.
The Turkish leader said that his state attributes importance to the OSCE Minsk process activities. Sezer said that an agreement that can be reached between Azerbaijan and Armenia through negotiations will be the start of a cooperation and friendship period for the whole Caucasus.
Stressing that the Karabakh problem constitutes the basic impediment that stands in front of the cooperation in the Caucasus, Sezer stated that 20 percent of the Azerbaijani territory is under occupation which is contrary to the international law and UN Resolutions.-0--
The Turkish leader said that his state attributes importance to the OSCE Minsk process activities. Sezer said that an agreement that can be reached between Azerbaijan and Armenia through negotiations will be the start of a cooperation and friendship period for the whole Caucasus.
Stressing that the Karabakh problem constitutes the basic impediment that stands in front of the cooperation in the Caucasus, Sezer stated that 20 percent of the Azerbaijani territory is under occupation which is contrary to the international law and UN Resolutions.-0--
