Azerbaijan "fully supports" Turkey-Armenia rapprochement

PanARMENIAN.Net - Baku fully supports the normalization of relations between Ankara and Yerevan, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told a press conference on Monday, December 27.

"Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu noted that the country coordinates all actions with Azerbaijan," Bayramov said, according to Haqqin.az.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister also said that President Ilham Aliyev is a supporter of the normalization of relations and the signing of a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Also Monday, Cavusoglu said Ankara is in favor of direct contacts with Yerevan without intermediarie. He also reminded that Turkey is closely coordinating its actions with Azerbaijan.

Armenia has named lawmaker from the ruling Civil Contract party Ruben Rubinyan as special envoy to work on the normalization of ties with Turkey. Ankara, meanwhile, has appointed former ambassador to the United States Serdar Kilic for the same role.