RUSSIAN, TURKISH FMS TO DISCUSS COOPERATION AND STABILITY ISSUES IN CAUCASUS
PanARMENIAN.Net
02.09.2008 16:30 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold
talks Tuesday his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan in Istanbul during
his one-day visit. The two foreign ministers are expected to exchange
views on the Caucasus Cooperation and Stability Platform brought to
the agenda by Turkey and to discuss the recent trade row between the
two countries at the meeting, Hurriyet reports.
Babacan and his Russian counterpart are to discuss a Turkish plan
for a regional group to stabilize the Caucasus region following war
between Russia and Georgia. The group would include Turkey and four
nearby Caucasus nations: Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The two Foreign Ministers will hold a press conference after
their meeting at the Prime Ministry Office in the central Besiktas
district of Istanbul. Georgia’s Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili
also met last week Babacan in Istanbul to hold talks regarding the
recent developments in Georgia and Turkey’s proposal for a Caucasus
alliance. She said Georgia would consider joining such a group only
after Russian forces leave her country.