Baku calls to resolve Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Azerbaijan called for resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict at an international conference dedicated to Jerusalem held in Baku on July 20. Azerbaijani Ambassador on Special Foreign Ministry Missions Shahin Abdullayev speaking at the event said that Azerbaijan stands for the speedy restoration of peace and stability in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is extremely important from the point of view of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, he emphasized.

"We condemn certain events that complicate and impede the settlement of the conflict, and lead to the deterioration of the Palestinians’ life," he added. “Azerbaijan thinks that this international conference in Baku will help resolve this issue."

Abdullayev went on to say that there are resolutions of the UN Security Council that condemn the occupation of the territories of the countries and it will be possible to settle conflicts if to avoid the policy of double standards.

"Our economic, cultural and humanitarian relations with Israel do not hamper us to support Palestine," he added. “Azerbaijan is doing its best to help resolve the PalestinianIsraeli conflict and always openly declares its position on the conflict.”

The ambassador mentioned Armenia-Azerbaijan NagornoKarabakh conflict, saying that Azerbaijan itself has been suffering from the conflict for many years,” he said. “Twenty percent of the country's territories have been occupied by Armenia and it binds us to take a clear position on this issue," he said.

Talking about strong intention of the three countries to hold a summit of the leaders of the three countries until the end of 2017, Meredov said that “our main goal for today is the preparation for the summit.”

Cavusoglu noted that the three countries intend to upbring the economic relations to a new level, adding that the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway will be used to develop cooperation in transport sector.

With regard to the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Cavusoglu noted that Turkey calls on the OSCE Minsk Group to strengthen its activity to solve the conflict.

Turkey supports the territorial integrity and fair position of Azerbaijan, said the Turkish minister.

Cavusoglu again emphasized that Turkey condemns the provocation committed by the Armenian armed forces against the civilians of the Alkhanli village of Azerbaijan’s Fuzuli district.

The Armenian armed forces, using 82-mm and 120-mm mortars and grenade launchers, shelled the Alkhanli village of Azerbaijan’s Fuzuli region on July 4. As a result of this provocation, the residents of the village Sahiba Allahverdiyeva, 50, and Zahra Guliyeva, 2, were killed. Salminaz Guliyeva, 52, who got wounded, was taken to the hospital and was operated on.

The first tripartite meeting of the Azerbaijani, Turkish and Turkmen foreign ministers was held in Baku on May 26, 2014, the second meeting in Ashgabat on January 29, 2015, and the third meeting in Antalya on August 28, 2015.