Baku, Azerbaijan, March 16
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict wouldn't have taken place if in early 90s Turkey was strong as it is now, Anadolu Agency quoted Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying on March 16.
Erdogan, commenting on the situation in neighboring regions, recalled that there are conflicts in some Arab countries, as well as in the South Caucasus.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
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