Erdogan: Regional countries must support Azerbaijan on Karabakh

Ankara, The Gulf Observer: Erdogan said Ankara aims to secure peace and long-term stability in the Caucasus when asked to comment on the recent flare up in tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Speaking about his interaction with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, Erdogan said Baku has achieved its goal of securing the territory and indicated he didn’t see any reason for the situation on the ground to get any worse.

Erdogan pointed out that Azerbaijan had responded to Armenian aggression and asked Armenia to resolve the conflict as per the deal, which ended the 2020 conflict over the Karabakh region.The two Caucasian neighbours fought a bloody war in Karabakh in which more than 6,000 were killed.

Azerbaijan took back the villages and communities from decades-long Armenian occupation.

“Regarding Karabakh, it is important that all regional countries give unconditional and strong support to Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity,” Erdogan said.