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Caucasus peace to be achieved with Turkey’s initiativies- Azeri pres
Hurriyet
Peace in the Caucasus will be established with Turkey’s initiatives and the good will of regional countries, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Thursday.
“Problems in the region will be resolved with the good will of the respective countries,” said Aliyev, paying his first visit abroad to Turkey after his re-election, in an address to the Turkish parliament.
A Turkish-Azerbaijani union is an important factor in the region, Aliyey added.
“What is taking place in the Caucasus is of interest to all of us. Turkey conducts very active policy in regard to the problems in the Caucasus. Turkey will intervene more seriously to the regional problems in the future. Such intervention will have positive results. We applaud such initiatives,” Aliyev said.
“The greatest problem, vis a vis peace and security in the region, is the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenia,” Aliyev was quoted as saying by Anatolian Agency.
Aliyev said Azerbaijani territory has been under the occupation of Armenia for almost two decades.
“One million Azerbaijanis have become refugees as a result of Armenia’s occupation. Armenia is not complying with U.N. directives which are calling on Armenia to withdraw from Azerbaijani territory,” Aliyev said.
The Azerbaijan’s president said his country is hopeful that all Azerbaijani territory would unite and be free of any occupation.
Despite the difficult years following the independence of Azerbaijan, domestic political turmoil, and the occupation of Azerbaijani territory by Armenia, Azerbaijanis look at the future with great optimism, Aliyev said.
Aliyev’s visit to Turkey took place immediately after his meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Russia.
Medvedev, Aliyev and Sargsyan met near Moscow Sunday and signed a joint declaration asserting their desire to find a political settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
There is no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey due to Armenia’s aggression over Azerbaijan. The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia began in 1988 on Armenian territorial claims over Azerbaijan.
Since 1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts, displacing 10 percent of the Azeri population in the series of bloody clashes both between and within the two neighboring countries.
In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which time the active hostilities ended. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group are currently holding peaceful negotiations. Nearly 30,000 were killed in the 1990s war over the enclave and soldiers on both sides continue to exchange sporadic fire, claiming lives.
CLOSE TIES
Aliyev said relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan are like no other relationship among the countries of the world.
“Relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, which are based on friendship and brotherhood, will continue to grow and bring peace and welfare to our peoples,” the Azeri president said.
He said Turkey and Azerbaijan have historical bonds, adding relations and political dialogue between the two countries take place at the highest level possible.
“We have made great progress in the energy field. We are realizing important energy activities in the region. We have achieved the Shah Sea Project together with Turkey. Azerbaijan now exports natural gas,” Aliyev added.
The Kars-Tbilisi Railway Project carries historical, economic and political importance, Aliyev also said.
Turkish Premier Tayyip Erdogan, chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deniz Baykal and chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahceli were among the Turkish dignitaries who listened to Aliyev’s parliamentary address.
Aliyev’s speech at the Turkish Parliament was applauded by the deputies.
The Azerbaijan’s president departed from Ankara later on Thursday.
During his stay in Turkey, Aliyev held meetings with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.
Source: www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/world/10300414.asp?scr=1
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November 2008
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