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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is scheduled to arrive in Azerbaijan on Monday, he said in conclusion of his meetings in Washington.
"We will assess the talks held here in detail with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and hold consultations on our further steps," Davutoglu told a news conference at the Turkish embassy in the U.S.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Davutoglu held meetings with the US, Armenian and Russian leaders on the sidelines of the summit on nuclear security in Washington April 12-13. The discussions focused on the process of normalizing Turkish-Armenian relations and the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh.
Davutoglu called the fact that Azerbaijan had not been invited to the summit as "a missed opportunity" and blamed the White House for this. "Azerbaijan’s not being represented here was a major shortfall. We have done everything in our power, but the final say was up to the U.S., the hosting country. If Azerbaijan had been here, our discussions would have been more successful. This is a missed opportunity."
Davutoglu said, further, that Turkey is committed to efforts at mending its relations with Armenia.
"This is our sincere decision. Implementing the protocols [the 2009 accords on establishing diplomatic relations and reopening the Turkish-Armenian border], which have taken such an extensive effort, is important for us. The Azerbaijan issue, in itself, is important as well. A major impetus was given in Washington to efforts aiming to ensure peace and stability in the South Caucasus. The nuclear security summit was a great contribution to this."
Armenia and Turkey have been at odds for decades due to Armenian occupation of Azerbaijani territory and Yerevan’s claims on the World War I-era genocide. Despite the signing of the two reconciliation documents in October 2009, Ankara has ruled out normalization with Yerevan until progress is made in settling the Garabagh conflict.*