The deputy executive secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan party, MP Mubariz Gurbanli told the party’s official website that the visit of the U.S. Secretary of State to Turkey and the discussions held during the visit, confirms the growing influence of Turkey in the region. Gurbani added that turkey also has a great influence in the South Caucasus.
“The South Caucasus is one of the most sensitive regions of the world from the geopolitical and geo-economic points of view,” Gurbanli said.
The deputy executive secretary of the NAP noted that the regional conflicts, including the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, impede the implementation of important projects throughout the region.
“With Turkey we have more common interests than with other countries. Periodically speaking with such initiatives, Turkey wants to turn the Caucasus into a region of peace and stability, tries to achieve economic union of regional states. Karabakh problem prevents it. It should be noted that this conflict harms all the regional states. Turkey’s initiatives to address Karabakh problem are very valuable and commendable,” Gurbanli stressed.
