Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Turkish delegation headed by Murat Mercan, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly Oct. 29.

Azeri state news agency informs that Mammadyarov and Mercan touched upon the statements made by Turkish leadership and pointed out that Armenian border will be opened and the Protocols signed only when the Karabakh issue is resolved.

Mammadyarov spoke about current developments in the Karabakh peace process and underlined that communication will be restored and peace secured in the region only when Armenian troops leave the “occupied” territories of Azerbaijan.