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Azerbaijan bristles at Turkey after Armenia pact

Azerbaijan has criticized the agreement between Turkey and Armenia saying it aggravates the dispute over its breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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The Azeri Foreign Ministry said Sunday that the agreement "clouds the spirit of brotherly relations" between Azerbaijan and Turkey. It said Turkey should not have re-established diplomatic ties with Armenia before the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh was settled.

Armenia and Turkey agreed Saturday to establish diplomatic relations and open their border, which was sealed after the 1993 Armenian invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh, an area dominated by ethnic Armenians.

Azerbaijan and Turkey share cultural and linguistic ties, and Turkish leaders pledged earlier to help Azeris recover the enclave.

11 October 2009, Sunday

AP  BAKU
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Hayk , Oct 11 2009 19:28, Sunday
There was not an invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh 1993 by Armenia. That was a successful war for freedom and independence.
Anderson , Oct 11 2009 14:45, Sunday
I think Turkey should now help Azerbaijan to realize the realities in the region. Honestly, Azerbaijan messed up in Nago...

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