Ankara accusing Yerevan of 'lack of political will'

Turkey has the political will necessary to continue the so-called peace process that has started in the region and it is willing to develop relations with all its neighbors based on mutual trust and friendship, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, reported by Turkish Anadolu agency.

"Recently there has been some progress with solving the existing problems with our neighbors. But Armenia continues to remain the weak circle of that process. The signing of the Protocols became the first step in the normalization process. And the continuity of that process will definitely be dependent on whether or not will Armenia have the will and adopt a constructive approach to solve the problems," said Davutoglu.

Further Davutoglu said the process might move ahead should Armenia like Turkey have the same political will.

"And if Armenia shows the same political will, the process may move forward for the benefit of the whole region. By not shaking the hand of friendship that Turkey has landed, Armenia will first of all harm itself," added Turkish FM.

Speaking about the Nagorno Karabakh conflict Davutoglu also said that Ankara has not proposed to deploy peacekeepers there after the conflict's resolution.