Turkey - the hostage of Azerbaijan's energy resourcesAugust 11, 2009 - 21:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey cannot resist Azerbaijan's pressures, since the latter holds the country's key to Europe, NA representative, MP Vardan Khachatryan told a news conference in Yerevan, touching upon Europe's interest in Azerbaijan's energy resources.That's the reason Armenian-Turkish rapprochement talks discontinued, causing Turkish President to leave for Baku to announce that "Armenian-Turkish border will not open unless Karabakh conflict is settled". Besides, Khachatryan noted, Turkish side did not agree to view two processes as separate issues and shifted the primary focus on NKR conflict settlement. "If border does not open, the problem may find an interim solution: Armenia and Turkey may appoint Consuls who will reside in Tbilisi," Khachatryan said. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |