Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 21
By Seba Aghayeva – Trend:
Azerbaijan and Turkey will multiply joint efforts in the fight against terrorism.
The need to develop cooperation in this sphere was noted by Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister Umit Yalcin during a meeting in Baku Dec. 21.
The Azerbaijani minister once again offered condolences to the government and people of Turkey over the recent terror attacks in the country.
Umit Yalcin expressed gratitude to Azerbaijan for the resolute position with regard to the recent events in Turkey.
Elmar Mammadyarov informed the Turkish diplomat about the negotiation process on the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and praised Ankara’s fair and resolute position in this issue.
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 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.