Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 13 / Trend , A.Husyenbala/
An Azerbaijani Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) attempted to rally the Turkish embassy in the country.
"We have not been allowed approaching the building of the embassy and submitting the resolution to the employees of the embassy," Chairman of the Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO), Akif Nagi told Trend on Oct. 13.
On Aug. 31, Turkey and Armenia in the talks mediated by Switzerland reached an agreement to launch "internal political consultations" to sign the Protocol on Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and Protocol on Development of Bilateral Relations, the Turkish Foreign Ministry reported.
Turkish and Armenian Foreign Ministers, Ahmet Davutoglu and Edward Nalbandian signed the Ankara-Yerevan protocol in Zurich on Oct. 10.В
The Protocols will be submitted to the Turkish Parliament next week.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
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