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Dubai-based Azerbaijani Society appeals to Turkish leadership asking not to reopen borders with Armenia

08 April 2009 12:28 (UTC +04:00)

Dubai â€“ APA. Dubai-based Azerbaijani Society issued a statement addressing Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyp Erdogan, press service of State Committee for Diasporas told APA. The statement says that the Azerbaijanis are concerned over the reports that Turkey-Armenia relations will be normalized.
â€œMaybe this step will cause the development of the region in future, but the genocide and other tragedies committed by Armenians against the Turkic people can not be forgotten,â€ the leadership of the society said.
According to the statement, Turkish government should take into consideration the tragedies committed by Armenians against Turkic people, friendship, brotherhood between Azerbaijan and Turkey, should approach the issue on reopening of borders more delicately and demonstrate the whole world its inadmissibility.
The statement issued by Azerbaijani Society in Dubai says that Turkeyâ€™s reopening borders with Armenia while the Armenian military units continue to occupy Azerbaijani territories, may be regarded by not only Azerbaijanis and Turkish people, but also by the world community as Turkeyâ€™s betraying Azerbaijani people.

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