In the interview with the French L`Express magazine, the Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that Ankara did not face any pressure in order to normalize his country’s relations with Armenia, the Turkish ANADOLU news agency reported.
“No pressure has been put on Turkey to normalize Armenia-Turkey relations,” Gul said.
Foreign Ministers Ahmet Davutoglu of Turkey and Edward Nalbandyan of Armenia signed Turkey-Armenia protocols to resume diplomatic relations and reopen border in Zurich on Oct. 10.
Armenian-Turkish diplomatic ties have been severed since 1993 due to Armenia’s claims of an alleged genocide and its occupation of Azerbaijani lands.
A group of Azerbaijani MPs have tripped to Ankara to discuss the situation with the normalization of the Turkish-Armenian relations with the Turkish officials.
The Turkish president added that no country has a right to occupy lands of other countries.
Gul also noted that the frozen conflicts are too dangerous and they can erupt any time.
“We have witnessed a bitter result of the frozen conflicts in the armed conflict between Georgia and Russia,” he said.
If there is trust in Caucasus, there will be peace and stability in the region, Gul added.
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