Turkey will stop using Karabakh as a precondition for normalization of ties with ArmeniaApril 2, 2009 - 20:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sooner or later NKR conflict will be excluded from Turkey's external policy and won't be used as a precondition for normalization of ties with Armenia, Armenian turkologist Artak Shakaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. ''In recent years Turkey is trying to act as an intermediary in all regional conflicts: NKR, US-Iranian, Georgian- Russian. Yet, Ankara understands that until it supports pro-Azeri position in NKR conflict, it can't act as an intermediary in the settlement of the issue,'' the Armenian turkologist noted. According to Artak Shakaryan, if Turkey wishes to be a leader in the implementation of collaboration and stability platform in the Caucasus, it will stop using Karabakh as a precondition for normalization of ties with Armenia. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |