Gul made the remark in Ankara, days after visiting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The decision to keep the border with Armenia closed is seen as a reinforcement in Turkish-Azerbaijani ties.
Turkey closed its border with Armenia in 1993 to support Azerbaijan in its war against Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mostly Armenian-populated region of Azerbaijan.
Nagorno-Karabakh came under Armenian control after a 1994 cease-fire, but remains a source of dispute between Baku and Yerevan.
Gul also called for three-way talks between Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan to settle the dispute.
(Reuters/AFP)
Turkey closed its border with Armenia in 1993 to support Azerbaijan in its war against Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mostly Armenian-populated region of Azerbaijan.
Nagorno-Karabakh came under Armenian control after a 1994 cease-fire, but remains a source of dispute between Baku and Yerevan.
Gul also called for three-way talks between Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan to settle the dispute.
(Reuters/AFP)
