Erdogan Substituted Karabakh Pre-condition with Aghdam and Fizuli

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to have changes the main pre-condition — Karabakh issue — for the ratification of Armenia-Turkey Protocols by limiting it only with Aghdam and Fizuli regions adjacent to Nagorno Karabakh and currently under Armenian rule, writes local Turkish daily HaberTurk, referring to the statements Erdogan made after his recent visit to Washington.

“The details of the meeting with the US President Barack Obama are gradually rising to the surface. Given the statements pronounced in the three countries [US, Turkey, Armenia] the April 24 crisis seems to be overcome [meaning Obama will not utter the word “genocide” this year either],” writes the newspaper.

“As it can be seen from the statements Turkish prime minister made yesterday, he withdrew from the Karabakh pre-condition brought forth by himself and was satisfied only by Aghdam and Fizuli regions. While it remains to be seen whether Ankara will be able to quicken the ratification of the protocols in the parliament, should Armenia agree to withdraw from those regions,” concludes the newspaper.