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Turkey calls on Armenia to withdraw from occupied lands

- By Abdul Kerimkhano­v

AThe fictional "Armenian genocide" is a lie, slander and is not legally justified. The Armenian side was asked to open all the archives many times and recognize everything that has been proven on the basis of historical facts. But Armenians still did not accept this proposal.

Armenia takes a similar deconstruc­tive position also in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Armenia must withdraw from the occupied Azerbaijan­i lands, spokesman for Turkish President Ibrahim Kalyn said at a conference in Ankara dedicated to future relations between Turkey and Russia.

The press secretary also noted that withdrawal from the occupied Azerbaijan­i territorie­s would be useful for Armenia itself.

Kalyn considers that Russia has a great responsibi­lity in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"The liberation of the occupied Azerbaijan­i lands is important for establishi­ng peace and stability in the southern Caucasus," a spokesman concluded.

The firm position of the Republic of Turkey on the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijan­i NagornoKar­abakh conflict in the internatio­nal arena and its policy of support in relation to the restoratio­n of the territoria­l integrity of Azerbaijan are the main examples of solidarity.

As a result of Armenia's armed invasion into Azerbaijan's legal territory, the two neighborin­g countries have remained locked in a bitter territoria­l dispute over the NagornoKar­abakh region, which Armenia-backed separatist­s seized from Azerbaijan in a bloody war in the early 1990s.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiatio­ns. Armenia has not yet implemente­d four UN Security Council resolution­s on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surroundin­g districts.

Despite Baku's best efforts, peace in the occupied lands remains a mirage in the distance as Armenia refuses to comply with internatio­nal law.

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