Turkish parliament speaker links Armenian-Turkish normalization to Karabakh issue
Turkish parliament speaker Cemil Cicek spoke about Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations at an Ankara-hosted conference dedicated to the memory of late Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev, Turkish news website Haberler.com reported.
Cicek told the conference that Azerbaijan was important for Turkey and the protection of the rights of the Azerbaijanis was a priority in Ankara’s foreign policy.
“The restoration of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity is one of the conditions for Armenian-Turkish normalization. Karabakh conflict is the most serious issue threatening stability and peace in the Caucasus. If the question is about long-term stability in the Caucasus, we expect Armenia to take steps in this direction. To say more exactly, we expect the Armenian policy to get free from the Diaspora’s tutorship,” the Turkish politician concluded.