ArmInfo."Azerbaijan has enough strength to" liberate its lands from occupation, "and Ankara, in turn, is ready to develop defense cooperation with Baku." Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said this during a round table of the Anadolu agency editors.
At the same time, Cavusoglu did not stop there, adding that Ankara had warned Yerevan during the July clashes on the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border, but Yerevan "ignored the norms of international law".
"The world community should not put Yerevan and Baku on the same scale. Azerbaijan is fighting for justice," the head of Turkish diplomacy assured, but did not specify what kind of justice he was talking about.
"The time has come for a complete solution of this problem. There are 4 UN Security Council resolutions. The status quo is beneficial to Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs do not take effective steps to change the situation," he said.
The minister stressed that the ceasefire does not solve the conflict. Cavusoglu noted that the international community should treat the situation in Azerbaijan, as well as the events in Ukraine and Georgia. "Baku needs clear support for territorial integrity. Azerbaijan is right from both moral and legal points of view. We are ready to support Baku both at the negotiating table and on the battlefield. If Azerbaijan wants to solve the problem on the battlefield, we will support Baku." Turkey is ready to provide any support that Azerbaijan needs, "the Turkish minister said.
The Turkish Foreign Minister also condemned the position of French President Emmanuel Macron on the situation in the conflict zone. "The President of France does not show concern about the continuing occupation of the lands of Azerbaijan, and at the same time, he shows solidarity with the aggressor in the person of Armenia. Paris thereby supports the <occupation of the lands of Azerbaijan>," said Cavusoglu.
Meanwhile, according to RIA Novosti, Cavusoglu also noted: "We spoke with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, with (Russian Foreign Minister Sergei) Lavrov (about the conflict in Karabakh). As we act together in Syria, we tried here too, but failed. They say: let the war stop. Let it. It is necessary to declare an armistice, but Armenia must withdraw from the <occupied territories>. Is this being said? No. Then how will the issue be resolved? ", Cavusoglu said. According to him, "Azerbaijan endured for a long time."