TURK-RUSSIAN FMS TO MEET IN ISTANBUL FOR CAUCASUS PLAN
Aug 27 2008
Turkey
Russian ambassador in Ankara said on Wednesday that his country
and Turkey had the same stance regarding the implementation of the
Montreux Convention.
Russian ambassador in Ankara Vladimir Ivanovskiy assessed the latest
developments in the Caucasus region during a press conference held
in the Turkish capital.
Stating that Turkey and Russia shared the exact same views on the
Montreux Convention, Ivanovskiy said all the parties that signed and
did not sign such convention should act in accordance with it.
Commenting on Turkey’s stance regarding the recent developments in
the region, Ivanovskiy said Turkish Foreign Ministry desired the
conflict to be solved in a peaceful way and it supported Georgia’s
territorial integrity.
Ivanovskiy said Russia also supported peace and did not desire to
harm Georgia’s sovereignty.
Replying to a question on the establishment of a "Caucasus Cooperation
and Stability Platform", Ivanovskiy said Turkish and Russian foreign
ministers would meet in Istanbul to discuss this issue in detail in
early September.
Upon a question on how Turkey and Armenia as well as Russia
and Georgia, which are countries that have certain problems with
each other, will be able to sit on a table to discuss such issues,
Ivanovskiy said such a gathering could take place within the framework
of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization meeting to be held
in October.
Commenting also on the recognition of Kosovo’s independence, Ivanovskiy
suggested such development violated Europe’s "national sovereignty
principle".
Ivanovskiy was posted as the Russian ambassador in Belgrade during
2002-2003 period.
The ambassador argued such development became a precedent.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
