ELMAR MAMMADYAROV: ABDULLAH GUL WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO VISIT YEREVAN OR NOT

Azeri Press Agency
Aug 29 2008
Azerbaijan

Ankara – APA. Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov is
visiting Turkey. APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency that briefing the
journalists at the airport Elmar Mammadyarov said he would discuss
Turkey’s initiative on establishing Caucasus Stability Pact with his
Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan.

While answering the question about Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian’s
inviting his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to watch Turkey-Armenia
match, Elmar Mammadyarov said: "I am not president, I am Foreign
Minister. Abdullah Gul will decide whether to visit Yerevan or not."

Mammadyarov said Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline works as before and
clarified the issue on Gazprom’s intention to buy gas from Azerbaijan.

"We have not answered Russians’ offer. Talks with Gazprom leadership
and Turkish Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Hilmi Guler
continue. This is an issue of trade and income," he said.

Elmar Mammadyarov will meet Ali Babacan, President Abdullah Gul
and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan within the framework of his
one-day visit.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress