Karabakh conflict will be the focal point of the talks during Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s forthcoming visit to Azerbaijan, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic stated.

"This is a common problem in the region, and especially for Turkey. Everyone must understand and accept that Turkey considers the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as a national issue," Kilic said, adding that the exact date of Turkish President Gul's visit has not been determined yet, Trend agency reports.

According to him, Turkey seeks to establish regional peace, rather than the normalization of relations between the two countries.

He expressed Ankara's disappointment at the process of putting off the truce, pointing out that Western countries, instead of putting pressure on Turkey, must deal with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.