‘NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT MUST BE PART OF TALKS TO NORMALIZE TURKEY-ARMENIA RELATIONS’

Ankara, September 15 (AzerTAc). Settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem must be a part of the talks to normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia, said deputy director of Paris-based Institute of International and Strategic Relations Didier Billion in his interview with Turkey`s Cihan News Agency. He noted the process of normalization of relations and efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute should run in parallel.
Billion quoted Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying “we will not open the border unless the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is resolved”, adding he hopes the dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia will be resolved through dynamic activities of Turkish diplomacy and efforts by the OSCE Minsk Group. Billion also underlined Turkey must be included into the conflict settlement process along with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries - the United States, France and Russia. The Nagorno-Karabakh problem must not be forgotten while discussing the normalization of relations, he added.