Turkish PM again linked Karabakh to Armenian-Turkish rapprochementDecember 10, 2009 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - AKP will not support ratification of Armenian-Turkish protocols unless progress is registered in Karabakh talks, Turkish PM said."If we introduce the protocols to the parliament today, they won't not be ratified," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. Erdogan called on Obama to press for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. "Use your influence on both Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. If the conflict is resolved we can ratify the protocols which will open the border with Armenia in a very short time," he said. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |