State Minister Egemen Bagis commented on the tension between Turkey and Azerbaijan.

State Minister Egemen Bagis commented on the tension between Turkey and Azerbaijan and stated that Turkey never left Azerbaijan alone. Egemen Bagis said, “We never striked an attitude against Azerbaijan because they did not recognize Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Although sometimes they unintentionally left us alone in Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), we never left them alone. We informed Azerbaijan in every level during the process of normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia. This process is a great opportunity for ending the occupation in Karabakh. And current attitude of Azerbaijan is not appropriate with our neighbourly and fraternal relations. More than that, it is not possible to explain the actions like lowering Turkish flags in Baku, closing down the mosques and threating Turkey with statements about natural gas prices just like Russia does against Georgia and Ukrain. We are close relatives with Azerbaijanis. Our Azerbaijani brothers need us as much as we need them. As Haydar Aliyev said, “We are one nation and two states.” I hope this process brings peace and prosperity to whole region with the contributions of OSCE Minsk Group. If we do not use this opportunity then it will be harder for another chance to emerge.”

                                                                                                                                                          Historyoftruth

10/24/2009