Turkish MP links Karabakh conflict settlement with Moscow-Ankara ties

"Solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is one of the important issues for Turkey. Russia also has priorities and Moscow will not deny its priorities. If Turkey preserves the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the agenda, the proximity between the countries may bring progress in solution of this conflict, Turkish MP Onur Oymen said.

During his visit to Turkey Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said active work is underway to resolve [Armenia-Azerbaijan] Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Turkish Anadolu news agency reported.

"Serious work is being done to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and there is serious progress in this direction. Moscow is eager to see rapid resolution of the conflict," Putin added.

Putin said his country is unwilling to see any conflict in the Caucasus. "Conflict in the Caucasus casts shadow on our relations with the countries of the region," he stressed.

The prime minister said that Russia's position on the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remained unchanged. "We cannot do the job of conflict sides, but only assist with the solution to the dispute," he added.

/Trend News/