Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has today stated that Azerbaijan and Turkey will struggle 'shoulder to shoulder' until the Nagorno-Karabakh is liberated from the occupation, TRT Haber reported.
Azerbaijan and Turkey only seek the establishment of a peace and stability in the region, he said at a ceremony laying the foundations of a petrochemical complex Petkim in the Aliaga area in Izmir today.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also attends the ceremony.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
Trend| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
