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Turkish parliamentarian sends letter of inquiry to the foreign ministry concerning the OSCE arms embargo against Azerbaijan

16 July 2010 14:44 (UTC +04:00)

â€œDespite that Azerbaijan is an attacked and affected country during the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict some countries continue an arms embargo against Azerbaijan imposed by the OSCE. What did the government of Turkey to raise an embargo?â€, asked Oymen in his letter.

In his interview to APA, Oymen reminded about the Turkeyâ€™s concern about the blockaded Gaza Strip: â€œAn embargo is imposed against the North Cyprus as well, but no one protests it. There is an embargo against Azerbaijan. The OSCE imposed embargo against Azerbaijan during a war. Azerbaijan was attacked, but it also suffers from the arms embargo. The embargo is continued several years. Therefore I asked the government what it is doing for raising the embargo?â€

Oymen criticized the Turkish Prime Ministerâ€™s statement that they will satisfy with the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the five occupied regions of Azerbaijan. â€œWe consider that every piece of the Azerbaijani lands is holy for us like a stone of Turkey. The Prime Minister promised in his address to the Azerbaijani parliament. Nagorno Karabakh should also be returned to Azerbaijanâ€.