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Mehmet Ali Sahin: Turkey- Armenia protocols wonâ€™t pass our parliament as long as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is unsolved

26 September 2009 16:57 (UTC +04:00)

Mehmet Ali Sahin expressed his satisfaction with the fact that he paid one of his first foreign visits to Azerbaijan.

He also underscored the significance of the first meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-Speaking Countries which will be held in Baku.

According to him, the expansion of inter-parliamentary ties plays a vital role in the further development of relations between nations.

Ilham Aliyev said the first official visits between Azerbaijan and Turkey after elections, a tradition started by heads of state and continued by speakers of parliaments, is the an indicator of the preference in foreign relations.

Referring to the first meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-Speaking Countries, he expressed his hope for the success in the future expansion of relations in this format.

He also added that the summit of Turkic-speaking states which will take place in Nakhchivan in a few days will contribute to the strengthening of friendship and solidarity among the Turkic peoples.

Mehmet Ali Sahin stated that the protocols between Turkey and Armenia to normalize relations will not pass the Turkish parliament until the long-drawn-out Nagorno Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia is not solved.

Azerbaijani President thanked the speaker of Turkeyâ€™s Parliament for this position and approach.