“If Turkey wants to somehow support in conflict resolution, the only support can be not interfering”,- so answered RA MFA Spokesman Tigran Balayan to the question of Aravot.am as to how he qualifies the statement of Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in Gabala.
To recall that speaking at a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkic countries held in Gabala, Davutoğlu stated,- “Turkey is ready to do everything possible and everything depending on it to stop the occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia”. Moreover, he said that as if Nagorno-Karabakh conflict hampers provision of stability in the South Caucasus, and has stressed,- “Liberation of other occupied territories of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan continues to be the main direction of our foreign policy, we would act in that way from now on. We strongly protest against the occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands and against forced deportation of our brothers Azerbaijanis from their homes.”
According to Tigran Balayan, such statements only hinder the peaceful resolution of conflict. Summing up the talk, Mr. Balayan said,- “Turkey can not be useful due to its biased position.”
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
