Turkey has always supported Azerbaijan in the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov stated during his speech at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkish media reported.
Azimov delivered a report on "Regional Security: Azerbaijani-Turkish relations" at the University of Bilkent in Ankara on Friday. He devoted most of his speech to the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the Turkish-Azerbaijani relations.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
Araz Azimov has been on visit to Turkey on March 9. The purpose of Azimov's visit is to conduct political consultation, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Ankara told Trend.
On Friday, Azimov also met with Foreign Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu.
