Turkey wants speedy settlement of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict, which will meet all the requirements of Azerbaijan, Basat Ozturk, director general for International Security Affairs at the Turkish Foreign Ministry, told Trend June 27.
"Turkey's position in this issue is clear - we are always with Azerbaijan and it is absolute and real support," said Ozturk, adding that the conflict's settlement will benefit the entire region.
He also noted the recent meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents in St. Petersburg is a positive step.
Meanwhile, added Ozturk, Turkey advocates having good relations with all countries, including Russia. "We want peace and development of relations with neighboring countries, but, of course, there should also be the will of the opposite side," he said.
To recall, the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia met in Saint Petersburg on June 20 2016 at the behest of Vladimir Putin. Reaching a settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was the subject of discussion at the meeting, which took place behind closed doors. Following the consultations, the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan adopted a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to normalizing the situation on the line of contact and giving their approval to an increase in the number of OSCE observers working in the conflict zone. The joint statement also expresses the parties' commitment to putting in place the conditions required for steady progress in negotiations on a political settlement to the conflict. The presidents made a point of their regular contacts on Karabakh and agree to continue them in such format as addition to the efforts by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs who were invited to the final stage of the meeting in St. Petersburg.