New Turkish government to do its utmost to resolve Nagorno Karabakh conflict

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a problem of the entire Turkic world, and so the Turkish government will do its utmost to establish a peaceful conflict resolution, Mustafa Kabakci, MP from the ruling Justice and Development Party, told Trend.

"Turkey will always maintain a uniform position towards Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh problem," Kabakci told Trend over phone from Ankara.

The new Turkish government will continue its close cooperation with Azerbaijan and develop fraternal relations, Kobakci said.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent 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.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.

Commenting on the recent elections in Turkey, Kobakci said that the elections proved democracy’s growing strength and development in Turkey.

"As elections held in Turkey were attended by representatives of various nationalities, now the country’s parliament will be inclusive of these various nationalities," he said.

Kabakci stressed that the Justice and Development Party’s victory can be mainly attributed to the party’s goals, which coincide with people’s demands.

"The Justice and Development Party seeks unity and solidarity among all the Turkic peoples", he added.

Kabakci believes the AKP’s main goal is to create a new civilized constitution, which contributes to the further development of Turkey.

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) headed by the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a foreseen solid victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, collecting 50 percent of the votes after a 99 percent ballot count.

In light of these results Erdogan's party will get at least 330 seats in the new parliament, enabling a formation of a single-party government. However, despite ruling party representatives’ repeated claims, it cannot adopt a draft of new constitution at the parliament. Nor can a referendum on the constitution be made.

According to the Turkish Constitution, the government must be formed within 45 days of the president’s corresponding authorization to the party’s leader.


/Trend/