Turkey’s Erdogan highlights Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at UN GA session
By Sara Rajabova
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan drew attention to the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at a UN General Assembly session.
Addressing the 69th session of the UN General Assembly held in New York on September 24, Erdogan said Turkey has always advocated for the liberation of occupied Azerbaijani lands.
Armenia occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions, after laying territorial claims against its South Caucasus neighbor that caused a brutal war in the early 1990s. Long-standing efforts by U.S, Russian and French mediators have been largely fruitless so far.
The UN Security Council has passed four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been enforced to this day.
Erdogan noted that Turkey supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, as well as the countries in all regions of the crisis, including Ukraine.
He also added that people who have lost hope for justice of international organizations, including the UN, seeking it in the ranks of terrorists.
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