Erdogan: Karabakh resolution will promote Turkish-Armenian fence-mending
ANKARA – Resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will affect a normalization of the Turkish-Armenian relations, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the Moscow State Institute on Wednesday, the Russia 24 television channel reported.
"Resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict will play a certain role in a normalization of the Turkey - Armenia relations," Erdogan said.
Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey have been broken due to Armenia's claims of an alleged genocide, and its occupation of Azerbaijani lands. The border between them has been shut since 1993.
Erdogan also stressed Russia's role in finding peaceful solution to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. "Organization of the trilateral talks with Azerbaijan and Armenia is an important initiative," Erdogan said.
The meeting held in Sochi on March 5 was the eighth tripartite meeting of the presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia.
Erdogan said the Turkey-Russia cooperation will create conditions for development and prosperity throughout the region.
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