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Source: Dubai – Arabia.net
Turkey continues to fuel tension in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, as Fuad Aktay, Turkish vice president, said Wednesday that his country will not hesitate to send troops and provide military support to Azerbaijan, if Baku requests it, adding that he has not yet done so. has requested.
Earlier, the Prime Minister of Armenia said that he does not see the opportunity to reach a diplomatic solution at this stage of the conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno Karabakh region.
Solidarity with Azerbaijan
Turkey pledged its full solidarity with Azerbaijan and accused Yerevan of occupying land in Azerbaijan.
In addition, Aktay criticized during an interview with (CNN Turk) the Minsk group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which was formed to mediate to resolve the conflict led by France, Russia and the United States, as it accused the group to try to keep the issue unresolved and to support Armenia politically and militarily. .
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian said on Wednesday that if NATO member Turkey ceases to be a party to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, a ceasefire and peace talks will be possible.
From Nagorno-Karabakh
“This is a conflict not only between the Armenian side and Azerbaijan,” he said in a briefing with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, “Turkey supports Azerbaijan militarily and diplomatically and also brings terrorists to the region. Unfortunately, this The country is a member of NATO. If it ceases to be a party to the conflict, I believe that we will reach a ceasefire and we will be able to sit down and talk and find a peaceful solution to this conflict. “
Recruiting mercenaries
This occurs at a time when the Turkish government and intelligence continue to recruit “mercenaries” in Syria and send them to participate in military operations inside Nagorno Karabakh on the side of Azerbaijan against Armenia. However, the operation is being carried out in the utmost secrecy, out of fear of the international community regarding the “recruitment of mercenaries” law.
It is noteworthy that the Nagorno-Karabakh region was separated from Azerbaijan before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. This caused the outbreak of a war that left 30 thousand dead. A ceasefire was declared in 1994, but clashes continue to renew from time to time.
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