Trend.az reports Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview with the Turkish Sabah newspaper on Friday that Turkey expects tangible results from the negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution.
He said achieving any results before the presidential elections in Armenia and Azerbaijan will be difficult.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France and the U.S. – are currently holding peace negotiations.
As a matter of fact, Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
