Turkish, Russian presidents to discuss Karabakh

Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his Russian counterpart, Dmitriy Medvedev, are to discuss the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Karabakh.

The subject will be part of discussions  during the Turkish president’s visit to Russia in September, where he wiill attend a Global Policy Forum in Yaroslavl on the 7th to the 8th, Turkish newspaper Zaman reported. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Turkish Press No Comments » August 2011

German ombudsman on Karabakh peace

Germany’s human rights commissioner, Markus Loening, has stressed the importance of a peaceful resolution to the Karabakh conflict.

“Recently, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said that negotiations held in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group should promote the resolution of the Karabakh problem,” the ombudsman told a briefing in Baku on Monday.
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Posted by admin Posted in: Turkish Press No Comments » August 2011

EU ‘may mediate’ Karabakh talks, Azeri official says

The EU may emerge as a new mediator if Russian-brokered talks fail to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, a senior Azerbaijani lawmaker says. Rasim Musabayev also says Baku will support the Palestinians’ state bid

The European Union may emerge as a new mediator if Russian-brokered talks fail to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, a senior Azerbaijani lawmaker has said. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Turkish Press No Comments » June 2011

Failure of Karabakh talks a ‘disappointment,’ US says

The failure of a peace summit aimed at reducing tensions around the Nagorno-Karabakh region is “disappointing,” U.S. officials said Monday.

“I would says it’s disappointing,” said U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, when asked about the summit organized last week in Russia. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Turkish Press No Comments » June 2011

Russia hosts Karabakh peace talks

The start of peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region has left some hopeful that a resolution to the decades-long conflict is near, but a former Armenian official said on Saturday that the problem would not be solved as long as “the Karabakh administration is not included in the talks.”

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, one of the mediators of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, will host Armenian President Serge Sarkisian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Volga city of Kazan to discuss a settlement to the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Azerbaijani territory occupied by Armenia since 1994. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Turkish Press No Comments » June 2011

Sarkisian complains about ‘Turkish blockade’

Speakeng at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Armenia’s Sarkisian complains about a ‘Turkish blockade’ and warns of a possible war with Azerbaijan

Armenian President Serge Sarkisian claimed Armenia is under the blockade of Turkey and Azerbaijan, during his address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, while Azerbaijani parliamentarians said they were not able to ask their questions during the session Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Turkish Press No Comments » June 2011

CHP ready to negotiate with Armenia without any preconditions

Turkey’s ruling and main opposition parties are ready to normalize relations with Armenia and open the border, but the two are on conflicting sides of the debate over preconditions for negotiations.

“We are ready to negotiate with Armenians without preconditions,” Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, told a group Turkish, Armenian and U.S. journalists late Monday. The statement in response to a question from a U.S. journalist who said the CHP’s policy regarding ties with Armenia was not different from that of the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, as both parties were putting Armenia’s withdrawal from disputed Nagorno-Karabakh as a condition. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Turkish Press No Comments » June 2011

Moscow pushes Karabakh settlement ahead of talks

The Russian Foreign Ministry is convinced that resolution of the Karabakh conflict cannot be delayed any longer.

This will be the thrust of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s message to his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts when they meet in Moscow on 11 June, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich.
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Posted by admin Posted in: Turkish Press No Comments » June 2011

Armenia expects Russian support in Karabakh war

Armenia is counting on support from its ex-Soviet military allies, including Russia, if war breaks out with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, the defense minister said Thursday.

A member of the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization, or CSTO, which has been touted as a post-Soviet answer to NATO, Armenia is locked in an increasingly tense dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Turkish Press No Comments » May 2011

Rising tension in the Caucasus and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

2010 was a year of increasing tension in the Caucasus. An increase in bombing activities in Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia, along with armed skirmishes in Nagorno-Karabakh brought questions of stability to Turkey’s doorstep.

It is clear that the region has significant importance as a Turkey main gateway to Russia and the Caspian basin as well as a transit route of energy resources. Therefore, any increase in tension in the region will have significant impact in Turkey. It also has some capacity to generate negative impacts on the political atmosphere and cause problems for ongoing and future projects. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by admin Posted in: Turkish Press No Comments » April 2011

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