Turkish FM issues warning to Armenian leader
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan has issued a
terse response to Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian over his
recent statement that affirmed Yerevan`s territorial claims against
friendly Azerbaijan.
Sarkisian alleged in a recent meeting with representatives of the pro-government Prosperous Armenia party that Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh, an Azerbaijani region Armenia has been occupying for many years, does not belong to Azerbaijan and that there was allegedly no legal ground for Garabagh`s being Azerbaijani territory. Baku labeled Sarkisian`s statement as baseless.
The Turkish minister warned that when talking about Upper Garabagh, Sarkisian should be careful to the greatest extent. "Armenia should pay attention to the statements it is making in the course of peace talks and put an end to its utterances that could harm the negotiating process."
Babacan said further that Turkish President Abdullah Gul had called for giving an incentive to Garabagh settlement during talks held with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow February 12-13. Ankara assured the Russian leadership that it was ready to make an all-rounded contribution to the peace efforts.
Upper Garabagh has been occupied by Armenia since a 1994 cease-fire ended hostilities that killed an estimated 30,000 people and ousted about a million Azeris out of their homes. Years of peace talks have brought few tangible results.
Sarkisian alleged in a recent meeting with representatives of the pro-government Prosperous Armenia party that Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh, an Azerbaijani region Armenia has been occupying for many years, does not belong to Azerbaijan and that there was allegedly no legal ground for Garabagh`s being Azerbaijani territory. Baku labeled Sarkisian`s statement as baseless.
The Turkish minister warned that when talking about Upper Garabagh, Sarkisian should be careful to the greatest extent. "Armenia should pay attention to the statements it is making in the course of peace talks and put an end to its utterances that could harm the negotiating process."
Babacan said further that Turkish President Abdullah Gul had called for giving an incentive to Garabagh settlement during talks held with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow February 12-13. Ankara assured the Russian leadership that it was ready to make an all-rounded contribution to the peace efforts.
Upper Garabagh has been occupied by Armenia since a 1994 cease-fire ended hostilities that killed an estimated 30,000 people and ousted about a million Azeris out of their homes. Years of peace talks have brought few tangible results.
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