Artsakh Foreign Minister: The policy of Ankara on unconditional  support for Azerbaijan undermines efforts aimed at settlement of  Karabakh conflict

ArmInfo.The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Artsakh commented on the statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu voiced during the meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen

The statement in particualr reads: ''Turkey is not impartial on the  Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict and cannot play any positive role. It is  a fact that Turkey is an ally of Azerbaijan: since 1988, the  beginning of the Karabakh Movement and throughout the  Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict, Turkey has supported Azerbaijan.   Moreover, in April 2016, Turkey openly supported Azerbaijan's  military aggression unleashed against Artsakh, despite the calls by  the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen and, in general, the international  community to immediately cease the hostilities. The policy of Ankara  on unconditional support for Azerbaijan not only contradicts the  status of Turkey as a member of the OSCE Minsk Group, but also  undermines the efforts of the international mediators aimed at the  final settlement of the Azerbaijan- Karabakh conflict.

To note, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov (Russian  Federation), Stefan Visconti (France), Andrew Schaefer (USA) and the  personal representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej  Kasprzyk paid a visit to Turkey. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut  Cavusoglu met with the co- chairs and Andrzej Kasprzyk.

Cavusoglu said during a meeting with mediators that the OSCE Minsk  Group should act more actively to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict. The Minister noted that the conflict should be resolved on  the basis of sovereignty and within the internationally recognized  borders of Azerbaijan.

Commenting on this meeting and the prospects of Turkey's involvement  in the peace negotiations, the Armenian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman  Anna Naghdalyan, in particular, said: "Given the unfriendly policy  towards Armenia and the Armenian people, which is also reflected in  the unilateral military and political support of Azerbaijan in the  context of Nagorno-Karabakh of the conflict, Turkey cannot play any  role in the peaceful resolution of this conflict. "

Earlier, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, responding on  Twitter to the statement of Cavusoglu, quoted a chapter from the New  Testament: "Physician, heal thyself."