in Azerbaijan on April 13.
About 40 activists of the organization partook in the protest action, YLO Chairman Parviz Musayev said, Trend News reported. "Armenians are Turks' enemies and Turkey! Remember Karabakh and Yerevan slogans were heard during the protest action. A statement protesting the opening of Turkish-Armenian borders was represented to the Embassy," Musayev said.
Armenian-Turkish ties have been severed since 1993 due to Armenia's claims of an alleged genocide, and the country's occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Yerevan on Sept. 6, 2008 upon the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisyan to watch an Armenia-Turkey football match.
Efforts have been made to normalize ties between the two countries ever since Representatives of Turkish society believe that the borders with Armenia will be opened.
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.
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