17:10, 29 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. The release and honoring of murderer Safarov by the Azerbaijani side is unacceptable. The Rector of the Kadir Has University of Turkey Dr. Mustafa Aydin expressed this conviction. Dr. Mustafa Aydin visited Armenia to partake in the annual international forum “Dynamics of Regional Security in the South Caucasus”, which kicked off in Yerevan on November 29.
Among other things Mustafa Aydin underscored that despite the fact that Azerbaijan and Turkey are strategic partners, but such a step of their staunch ally is neither comprehensible, nor acceptable. As reports “Armenpress” the Rector of the Kadir Has University of Turkey emphasized: “Azerbaijan should not undertake such a step.”
At the same time he does not share the viewpoint of the Turkish authorities regarding the closed borders with Armenia. Aydin stated: “Notwithstanding I realize that we must spare no effort for it, but the border must be opened, we must undertake a number of steps for it. There is no hostility between the Turkish and Armenian peoples.” He also admitted that Azerbaijani issues have negative impact on the Armenian-Turkish relations as well.
Referring to the intolerant announcements and speeches of the Prime Minister of Turkey the Turkish political scientist noted that Erdoğan has his own convictions and “they do not always coincide with ours.”