“Without interfering in the recent disputes as to who is right between Turkey and Azerbaijan, I want to say that Turkey did not take into account its interests and took a wrong step in Armenian issue. Saying that they are solving a problem they created another more serious problem,” leader of Turkish opposition Deniz Baykal said at the meeting of the parliamentary faction of the Republican People's Party (CHP), APA reports. He said to ingratiate itself with some foreign circles the Turkish government created a very serious problem by taking their recommendations into account. We told the government „Don't take a step that may hurt Azerbaijan, don't forget Azerbaijan's significance.” Alongside with historical closeness, common language, religion, we reiterated Azerbaijan's importance for Turkey in the Caucasus. Some do not see Azerbaijan, they see Armenia and exert pressure on you. But you - the Turkish government can not ignore Azerbaijan. Even though the entire world does not see, you should see Azerbaijan and underline its importance. Unfortunately, our words were not taken into consideration. We said to Davutoglu “Don't sign the protocols” but they signed,” he said.
Baykal said the government has not sent the protocols signed with the European Union about the opening of Turkish ports for the Greek Cypriots up to now, but it has immediately sent the protocols with Armenia to the parliament.
The opposition leader mentioned the incidents during the Turkey-Armenia football match in Bursa, and said that besides the tensions over the protocols, the flag issue came to agenda as well. “Bursa authorities banned the Azerbaijani flags before the match. Our parliamentarians pressured upon the governor, but unfortunately they collected the Azerbaijani flags before the match. It was one of the causes of Azerbaijan's protests.”
Baykal also mentioned the show related to the surrender of a group of PKK militants on borders with Iraq on October 19. “Thousands of people demonstratively wave the PKK flags in front of eyes of security forces and you digest it, but you feel need to ban the Azerbaijani flags in Bursa. You can't deal with PKK but hit Azerbaijan?! You offer to Armenian president Sargsyan seat on $10
Baykal reminded about the Abdullah Gul's protest at the parliament in 1993 when then-Prime Minister Suleiman Demirel invited Armenian president Levon
Baykal said he believed that both Turkish and Azerbaijani people would not allow the governments'm istake to damage their brotherhood. “Our friendship and brotherhood with Azerbaijan is above all. The mistakes of governments will be left in history. I believe that the Azerbaijani authorities will soon take the control over this problem. Let the Azerbaijani people have a peace.”
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