Turkey to support Azerbaijan in Karabakh conflict

Nagorno-Karabakh is Azerbaijani and Turkish land occupied by Armenia, Trend reports.

"Our only desire is to return our lands," Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag told journalists in Baku on Tuesday.

He stressed that Turkey provides full support to Azerbaijan in the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, adding that the normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties depends on the resolution of the Karabakh problem.

"As long as Armenia does not leave Nagorno-Karabakh, the rights of the Azerbaijanis of the region will not be restored and Turkish-Armenian relations will not be normalized. We want to resolve this conflict peacefully and in a short time, and we will continue our efforts in this direction," Bozdag said.

Yesterday, President Serzh Sargsyan said Nagorno-Karabakh will remain part of Armenia, and it will do its utmost to achieve this.