Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan on the contribution of Ankara, Moscow and Baku to the peace process in Karabakh
Baku/25.11.20/Turan: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced the great contribution of Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan to "eliminating injustice" in Nagorno-Karabakh, RIA Novosti reports.
"We have made a great contribution to eliminating the injustice that has lasted in Karabakh for 30 years. Yesterday I had a telephone conversation with respected Putin; we discussed the steps that will be taken to solve the problems in Karabakh. Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan will become guarantors of peace in the region," - said Erdogan.
He also noted that other countries, besides Russia and Turkey, could be involved in ensuring peace in Nagorno-Karabakh.
"Is it possible to expand this process and we talked about this yesterday with President Putin," Erdogan said, speaking in the Turkish parliament.
It was reported on Tuesday that the presidents of Turkey and Russia, Recep Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation, discussed the creation of a center for monitoring the ceasefire in Karabakh. Representatives of the Turkish side said that within the framework of the conversation, Erdogan spoke for the early start of the work of the said center.
The head of the Turkish Defense Ministry, Hulusi Akar, announced work on mechanisms to control the ceasefire in the named region. According to him, patrols will be conducted between the observation posts to be built on the territory of Karabakh. -02D-
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