sentences:  There will be no normalization unless the occupation of Azerbaijani territory ends.”
  
  Turkish opposition parties responded positively to the visit with MHP Deputy Parliamentary Group Chairman Oktay Vural stating that, “The visit has been extremely positive because it reversed an erroneous policy.”
  
  Erdoğan flew on to Sochi, Russia, for a 16 May “working visit” with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at which he stated, “Turkey and Russia have responsibilities in the region.We have to take steps for the peace and well being of the region.This includes the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, the Middle East dispute, the Cyprus problem.” Putin responded, “Russia and Turkey seek for such problems to be resolved and will facilitate this in every way... As for difficult problems from the past – and the Karabakh problem is among such issues – a compromise should be found by the participants in the conflict.