U.S, Washington, December 8 / Trend News, N.Bogdanova/
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan doesn't not see any problems in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He stated this at a press conference in Washington, answering the question of Trend News.
"At today's talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, I said that the OSCE Minsk Group should resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, and after that we should normalize our relations with Armenia", Erdogan said.
The Prime Minister also noted that there are various UN resolutions on this conflict, and until the Karabakh problem is solved, it would be difficult for Turkey to solve the problems with the Armenians. Erdogan also noted that the document on the normalization of relations with Armenia had already been submitted to the Turkish parliament.
"The government can in no way affect this process. It is not in our power - to influence the debate in a parliamentary committee. Unlike the government of Armenia, we didn't lie. We keep our promises. When we signed a protocol with Armenia, there were not any conditions. However, in our Parliament, the adoption of this document requires conditions. To resolve this issue only political will is not enough. For the Turkish Parliament, this issue is very sensitive ", he said.
Despite this, the Turkish prime minister pointed the way out.
"If the Minsk Group will accelerate the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as quickly as it happens we can resolve our relations with Armenia", - said Turkish PM.
Erdogan also said that he brought to the attention of President Obama Azerbaijan's viewpoint.
The Prime Minister also noted that he discussed with U.S. President the Iranian nuclear program, Iraq, Nabucco, Cyprus, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Afghanistan.
Speaking of Nabucco, Erdogan said that many people mistakenly believe that the main part of the natural gas for this project will come from Azerbaijan: "Actually it is not. Now Azerbaijan is expected to provide 10% of that gas. In the future this figure is projected to reach 25%.
Turkish prime minister also said that Ankara is ready to play the role of moderator between the U.S. and Iran.
