Unresolved conflicts in Azerbaijan and Georgia are a threat to the whole of Europe, Turkey’s foreign minister told the OSCE Ministerial Council today.
“Unresolved conflicts in the territories of Azerbaijan and Georgia threaten the security of the whole European continent,” Ahmet Davutoglu said in his address to the Ministerial Council.
He said that the conflicts had emerged for different reasons and each required an individual approach “But at the same time, common international principles should also be taken into consideration in the process to resolve the conflict. Adhering to territorial integrity underlies all the solutions. In this context, I would like to express Turkey’s support for the OSCE Minsk Group.”
“We ask both parties to achieve a result as soon as possible. Turkey thinks the increasing efforts directed towards resolution of the conflict will bring lasting peace and stability to the region and will strengthen rapprochement between the countries,” Davutoglu said.
He said it was wrong to approach the settlement in isolation. Referring to the Russian-Georgian war, he said, “The events in Georgia in 2008 showed that conflicts conflicts dubbed ’frozen’ are not ’frozen’ at all.”
