Azerbaijan, Baku, August 28 / Trend, A.Akhundov /
The steps for the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations have not yielded any results, but the process is ongoing, the new chief of General Staff of the Turkish army, General Ishik Koshaner said at the ceremony of receiving the authority on Friday, Hurriyet reported.
According to him, finding a solution within the framework of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is essential for building peace and stability in the region.
In this post Ishik Koshaner replaced General Ilker Bashbug.
Officially Koshaner will serve as Chief of General Staff from August 30.
According to him, Russian-Georgian conflict has once again demonstrated the importance of the Montreux Convention on the status of the straits.
"The Russian-Georgian conflict has once again demonstrated the importance of the Black Sea and Montreux Convention on the status of the straits", Ishik Koshaner said.