FM talks Nagorno- Karabakh in Baku
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Hürriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Şubat 10, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - Bilateral relations, regional developments and the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute were high on Foreign Minister Ali Babacan’s agenda yesterday when he met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Elmar Mammadyarov and President Ilham Aliyev in Baku.
Babacan met Saturday with his Armenian counterpart, Edward Nalbandian, and President Serge Sarkisian on the sidelines of the 45th Munich Security Conference. Babacan said talks to normalize relations between Ankara and Yerevan were productive.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Burak Özügergin told the Anatolia News Agency that during his talks in Baku, Babacan highlighted the importance of finding solutions to disputes to ensure stability in the region."Babacan said the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute should be resolved peacefully in line with international law and by protecting Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," he said. Mammadyarov said the Caucasus Cooperation and Stability Platform, initiated by Turkey, was important for the region and efforts should be intensified to realize it.
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia began in 1988 on Armenian territorial claims over Azerbaijan. Both countries have continued with fruitless peace negotiations. The OSCE Minsk Group, co-chaired by the United States, Russia and France, is engaged in efforts to end the conflict peacefully.
Nagorno-Karabakh has been standing at the center of Azerbaijan-Armenia and Turkey-Armenia relations. Turkey closed its borders with Armenia due to Yerevan's aggression toward Azerbaijan.
The proposal to create a stability pact to address security concerns in the Caucasus aims at helping improve Turkish-Armenian ties amid diplomatic contacts between the two neighbors. The pact aims at bringing together Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and Georgia. After concluding his talks in Baku, Babacan returned to Turkey where he met his Ethiopian counterpart, Seyoum Mesfin.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Burak Özügergin told the Anatolia News Agency that during his talks in Baku, Babacan highlighted the importance of finding solutions to disputes to ensure stability in the region."Babacan said the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute should be resolved peacefully in line with international law and by protecting Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," he said. Mammadyarov said the Caucasus Cooperation and Stability Platform, initiated by Turkey, was important for the region and efforts should be intensified to realize it.
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia began in 1988 on Armenian territorial claims over Azerbaijan. Both countries have continued with fruitless peace negotiations. The OSCE Minsk Group, co-chaired by the United States, Russia and France, is engaged in efforts to end the conflict peacefully.
Nagorno-Karabakh has been standing at the center of Azerbaijan-Armenia and Turkey-Armenia relations. Turkey closed its borders with Armenia due to Yerevan's aggression toward Azerbaijan.
The proposal to create a stability pact to address security concerns in the Caucasus aims at helping improve Turkish-Armenian ties amid diplomatic contacts between the two neighbors. The pact aims at bringing together Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and Georgia. After concluding his talks in Baku, Babacan returned to Turkey where he met his Ethiopian counterpart, Seyoum Mesfin.