Azerbaijan says Armenia’s joining BTK possible only after Karabakh conflict settlement

Azerbaijan says Armenia’s joining BTK possible only after Karabakh conflict settlement
# 02 November 2017 10:27 (UTC +04:00)

Armenia’s joining the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway is possible only after the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told a joint press conference with his Montenegrin counterpart Srdjan Darmanović in Baku.

“Our condition remains unchanged. First and foremost, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be settled, and Armenia must withdraw its troops from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan,” he said, adding after this, any opportunities can be used for cooperation and neighborly relations.

“Azerbaijan has not occupied the territory of any country,” stressed Mammadyarov.

The FM noted that a joint company will be set up to operate the BTK.

“This company will control cargo transportation via BTK,” he added.

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