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Azerbaijan's friend is a friend of Turkey, while Azerbaijan's enemy is an enemy of Turkey, said Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim at a press conference with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku June 3.

Yildirim said Turkey has always supported Azerbaijan and will continue to support it.

"Unfortunately, double standards are applied against Azerbaijan," added Yildirim.

He also stressed that it is time to put an end to the Armenian occupation of Azerbaijani lands, which has been lasting for many years.

"Such international organizations as the OSCE Minsk Group must solve this issue and Turkey is closely monitoring it," said Yildirim.

He added that international organizations make important decisions within their interests, but when it comes to Azerbaijan and Turkey, those organizations' existence is simply unnoticeable.

Yildirim added that this is a clear example of double standards.

He also said the international community must abandon double standards in relation to Azerbaijan.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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