Turkish Ambassador to Baku dislikes statements of Azerbaijani deputy FM

Turkish Ambassador to Baku Hulusi Kilic disliked statement of Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov. “Azimov’s words reflect his personal opinion. In any case I think he is wrong,” said the diplomat, APA news agency reports.

According to him, all are aware of Turkey-Azerbaijan relations. “There is nothing to add,” he stated.

In an interview with CNN-Turk Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said that signing protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations Ankara made resolution of the Karabakh conflict complicated. “These protocols have created a crisis situation for us. On the other hand normalization process was also suspended and no progress was achieved in the Karabakh peace process,” he said.

In October 2009 Armenia and Turkey signed protocols in Zurich to normalize diplomatic relations between the states. The documents had to be ratified in both countries’ parliaments. However, in 2010 the Armenian president suspended the process due to Turkey’s non-constructive stance. Ankara set preconditions and linked the reconciliation process to resolution of the Karabakh conflict.

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21.03.2011