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By Sara Rajabova

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on regional players to get involved in attempts to restore peace in Caucuses.

Davutoglu said the current conflicts are the main obstacles to establishment of peace in the region.

Elaborating on the results of a trilateral meeting between Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia's foreign ministers, Davutoglu said all involved parties must play their roles in restoring peace and security in Caucuses.

Regarding the opening of borders between Turkey and Armenia, Davutoglu said this will not happen unless the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is solved and Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is restored.

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since a lengthy war in the early 1990s that displaced over one million Azerbaijanis, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions.

Turkey against Azerbaijanis' involvement in Syria crisis

In reply to a question on the participation of Azerbaijani citizens in military operations in Syria, Davutoglu said his country is against this move.

He also said if Azerbaijan provides Turkey with information about its citizens fighting in Syria, Turkey will do its best to prevent them from entering into its territory.

Davutoglu emphasized that Azerbaijani citizens can freely move in Turkey's territory.

During the conflict in Syria, which began in March 2011, over 140,000 people have been killed and over 4.2 million others displaced in Syrian territory. Meanwhile, 2.3 million have fled to neighboring countries.

Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said earlier that Azerbaijan country is investigating into the participation of Azerbaijani citizens in military operations in Syria.