Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
June 28 2004

AZERBAIJAN – ARMENIA- TURKEY TRILATERAL MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS
[June 28, 2004, 15:29:29]

Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan, Abdulla Gul of
Turkey and Vartan Oskanyan of Armenia met in the framework of the
Istanbul NATO Summit on 28 June.

After the meeting, the Ministers briefed journalists. Foreign
Minister of Turkey Abdulla Gul described the meeting as very
fruitful, and noted that it had been aimed to assist peace talks in
the framework of the OSCE Minsk group. He pointed out that the
enlarging Europe and NATO are very interested in ensuring stability
and peace in the South Caucasus, including the resolution of the
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. The parties, he
finalized, have decided to continue such meetings.

Foreign Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanyan noted they had exchanged
views on providing stability in the region. He pointed out that in
light of enlarging Europe and NATO, it is very important to define
parameters of a new strategy in the South Caucasus. The Minister
confirmed that the parties are going to continue making efforts of
resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. Turkey, Azerbaijan and
Armenia are interested in stability in the region, he said.

Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov emphasized that the
parties once again expressed their positions in the matter. Special
attention, according to him, was paid to active involvement of Turkey
in the peace process. The Minister noted that they had agreed to
develop a special mechanism for that and continue the trilateral
meeting 1-2 months later. This meeting is another step forward, such
meetings bring us closer to the problem’s resolution, he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress