Yerevan has consented to the release of the five occupied regions around Nagorno -Karabakh 12.11.2013 12:02 BAKU , 12 November - 1NEWS.AZ Turkey applied for support from Switzerland, which , according to Ankara to help resolve the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, thus opening the way for the restoration of relations between Ankara and Yerevan. According to the influential Turkish daily Todays Zaman , citing diplomatic sources , during a visit to Switzerland in mid-October , the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Swiss officials that Turkey is ready to normalize relations with Armenia. In this case, the Turkish minister made it clear that Armenia must first withdraw from the occupied Azerbaijani territories . According to Davutoglu , if Switzerland could persuade Armenia to liberate the occupied territories, Turkey will open its border with Armenia (Turkey closed its border with Armenia in 1993, immediately after the capture of Armenians Kelbajar - 1news.az). According to the publication , Swiss officials have responded positively to the proposal Davutoglu . Davutoglu during the visit also pointed out that the relations with Armenia are of great importance for Turkey, but also hinted that Turkey in the near future will continue to work to normalize relations with its neighbor . According to sources in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Turkey, in particular , intends to normalize relations with Armenia until 2015 , that is before the date of the century the so-called Armenian genocide in 1915 . The newspaper reminds that before Turkey and Armenia have already prepared a roadmap , when the countries signed protocols in Zurich in 2009 , but the venture failed, as Armenia and Azerbaijan have failed to achieve any progress in the negotiations on the Nagorno -Karabakh conflict, which was one of the conditions for the implementation of the protocols . This situation has a negative impact on Turkey , which has a close relationship with Armenia , - the newspaper notes. The publication adds that in addition to the Nagorno -Karabakh , Armenia continues to occupy the seven other regions of Azerbaijan around Nagorno -Karabakh. Armenia will withdraw its forces from the occupied territories and will do so by presenting a clear timetable for the withdrawal , which will also be adopted by Baku , we are ready to implement the protocols . We are waiting for your help to convince the Armenian side , - quotes the edition of the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs , has applied to the Swiss side. Recall that the protocols in 2009 , are the first written agreements between Armenia and Turkey, but they failed to ratify it. Most notable in this publication is comment and an unnamed senior Turkish official . According to him, Turkey closed its border with Armenia over Nagorno- Karabakh and surrounding areas because of the occupation . The source said the newspaper, Azerbaijan declared that he would not object to Turkey to open its border with Armenia unless Yerevan will release at least five of the seven surrounding regions. Yerevan also said he was ready to leave the five boroughs - sums up the source of publication. Recall that attempts to normalize Turkish- Armenian relations , regardless of achieving real results in the Nagorno -Karabakh settlement met strong resistance to the Azerbaijani side. Official Baku has emphatically stated the inadmissibility of such scenarios , recalling that caused the closure of the border in 1993 was the occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenian forces . Baku objections were positively met Turkish society and the Turkish opposition announced the inadmissibility of any negotiations with Armenia without taking into account the interests of the fraternal people of Azerbaijan. At that time, the experts unanimously noted cooling in relations between Baku and Ankara , which was eliminated only after the announcement by the Turkish authorities a clear position on the relationship between the processes of normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia and the Nagorno - Karabakh conflict. A similar statement was a cold shower for Armenia and for the ideologists of the Zurich protocols in the United States . Protocols have remained not ratified, and the normalization of relations between Ankara and Yerevan fell into dependence on the negotiation process between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:48:30 +0000
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