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Parliamentarian of Turkeyâ€™s ruling party: â€œTurkey will not put Azerbaijanâ€™s problem into the backgroundâ€

24 February 2009 14:21 (UTC +04:00)

Turkey can not have an intention to put the problem of Azerbaijan into the background. I think Azerbaijan is aware of the processes,â€ Member of Parliament, representing Justice and Development Party (AKP) from Kars, Zeki Karabayir told APAâ€™s Turkey bureau. Commenting on the claims that in the secret talks with Armenia, Turkey gave up the stipulation on release of the occupied Azerbaijani territories, Zeki Karabayir said his country tried to solve all issues in accordance with Azerbaijanâ€™s interests and by informing it.
â€œTurkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia are neighboring countries. We want peace in the region. In order to establish peace in the region, Karabakh problem should be solved first of all. I do not doubt that responsible persons of our state give detailed information about the processes to Azerbaijan. Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers always exchange information. Your problems are our problems. Turkeyâ€™s problems should be Azerbaijanâ€™s problems, too,â€ he said.

Member of Parliament, representing Nationalist Movement Party from Kars, former minister of state Gurcan Dagdash underlined that they were unaware of the details of the new policy pursued between Turkey and Armenia.
â€œThis process is under the control of our honorable President and Prime Minister, Turkish public knows little about backstage moments. Any policy attempting to put Karabakh problem into the background in Turkey-Armenia relations will be denied by everyone feeling injustice towards the people in Karabakh. Turkeyâ€™s ignoring Karabakh problem in Turkey-Armenia relations, not putting it as a serious problem before Armenia is inadmissible.

There are rumours like that in the society. If receding of Nagorno Karabakh issue into background is a subject of discussions, it will show that relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey are not sincere. It does not become to people not to recognize occupation in Nagorno Karabakh and injustice faced by our brothers in Azerbaijan,â€ he said.

Dagdash noted that Turkey would not compromise to make relations with Armenia.
â€œDid Armenia withdraw from occupied lands of Azerbaijan? Did it avoid demand of lands raised against Turkey? Armenia should implement its commitments on these three issues before everything. If Armenia demands concessions from Turkey without elimination of the problems, it means failure of rulers of Turkey. We hope Armenia to refuse occupation of lands of neighboring country and recognition of territorial integrity of the country. We are not satisfied with Armenia trying to occupy lands of our yard and we are anxious about it. If Turkey compromises without any steps taken by Armenia, Nationalist Movement Party, including Parliament will struggle against it everywhere,â€ he said.