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Turkey says opportunities emerge to solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Hurriyet
Turkey’s president said Wednesday Armenia had changed its approach and opportunities had emerged to solve the long-standing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Turkey’s foreign minister held a telephone conversation with his U.S. counterpart who extended her support to Turkey’s initiatives.
Gul told reporters in Ankara following his visits to both Yerevan and Baku he observed the same honest and sincere desire for a solution both in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
“In Azerbaijan I saw the same frank, honest and sincere desire for a solution and respect to opponent that I observed in Armenia earlier. There is a significant opportunity to resolve a long-standing problem. We need to seize this opportunity. Also, everyone is aware that if a solution is reached, it paves the way for cooperation in the region,” he said after his return from Azerbaijan where he met the President Ilham Aliyev.
Gul’s Azerbaijan visit came a while after his landmark visit to Yerevan. Azerbaijan and Armenia have no diplomatic relations due to Yerevan’s invasion of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory.
Turkey had proposed the formation of Caucasian alliance to help the resolution of conflicts through dialogue. Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are planned to take part in this new formation.
Ankara has intensified its diplomatic efforts for the Caucasus region as well as the Middle East since the Georgia-Russia war in August.
Gul said Wednesday Armenia had the will to withdraw from the occupied Azerbaijani territories in case of a final agreement between the two countries.
“My talks with Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents revealed the need for exchange of views between the two countries on bilateral, regional and international developments. Turkey and Azerbaijan have always advocated that the regional problems should be resolved through peaceful and diplomatic ways,” he said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan held a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday.
Burak Ozugergin, spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the A.A on Thursday that recent developments in the Caucasus were high on agenda and Babacan informed Rice on his visit to Armenia.
“Babacan reiterated that Turkey extended support to the Minsk process aiming at finding a solution to the Upper Karabakh dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia. He said that such a solution would have a positive impact on Turkey-Armenia relations. Meanwhile, Rice said that they would support Turkey’s regional initiatives,” Ozugergin added.
Source: arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=9872674
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September 2008
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