An only similarity between the Nagorno Karabakh and Cyprus problems is the occupation of the areas, Rauf Denktash, the former President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, said in a meeting with a delegation of the Azerbaijani entrepreneurs, Trend reports quoting Cyprus agency Agsa.
The Creek-Cypriots make open threatens to the address of the Azerbaijani government, Denktash noted. There are similarities between the Nagorno-Karabakh and Cyprus conflicts, he added. .
В"Azerbaijan is warned that if it officially recognizes the TRNC Greece will take identical steps in regard to Nagorno-Karabakh. By 1974 the Greeks tries to occupy entire Cyprus, while the attempts were prevented thanks to the Turkish Army,” Denktash underscored.
В"Steps take by Azerbaijan for break of the isolation of the Northern Cyprus should become a model for other countries,” ex leader of the Turkish community stressed.
The President of the TRNC, Mehmet Ali Talat also came out with support to Azerbaijan’s policy on the Northern Cyprus. “Embargo on direct air communication with the Northern Cyprus is one of the major elements of unfair policy directed at the isolation of the Northern Cyprus,” Talat underlined. Visits by the Azerbaijani businessman to the Northern Cyprus once more testify any barriers can be removed, he added.