Armenian-Turkish border opening: Does Azerbaijan threaten Turkey?April 9, 2009 - 19:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani ruling party believes recent statements by Turkish authorities on not opening borders with Armenia are sincere."Today Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said once again that they will never take a step to the detriment of Azerbaijan's interests. We should wait for the further development of events," Azerbaijani ruling party Deputy Executive Secretary and MP Siyavush Novruzov said. Novruzov said there is no ground not to believe statements by Turkish officials. "Opening borders with Armenia is a serious issue for inter-state and intergovernmental ties. An action should stand behind these statements," he added. He said if Turkish authorities do not keep their promise, serious steps will be taken, Trend News reported. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |