NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT "CAUCASIAN UNION"

armradio.am
21.08.2008 16:39

The Prime Minister of Turkey Rejep Tayp Erdokhan announced that the
authorities of Turkey intended to negotiate with the representatives
of Armenia about "Caucasian union".

"The form of the negotiations for the platform of stability and
cooperation in Caucasus will only be clear after the negotiations
with Russia.

The negotiations connected with this platform with five sides
Turkey, Georgia, Azeri, Armenia and Russia) will be held with Armenia
too. "The form of the negotiations will be clear after the meeting
of our Foreign Affairs Minister with his Russian counterpart", the
Prime Minister of Turkey noted.

Erdokhan informed that he had discussed the idea of platform during
his visits to Moscow and Tbilisi, and now he was going to do it with
the President of Azeri Ilham Aliev.

RA Foreign Affairs Minister Edward Nalbandyan answered the question of
Turkish "Zaman" newspaper’s reporter that Armenia is always ready for
dialogues and negotiations especially when it refers to the security
and stability in the region.