AZERBAIJAN SUPPORTS INITIATIVE ON CREATION OF PLATFORM OF COOPERATION IN CAUCASUS – FM

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2008-09-05 11:18:00

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan considers Turkey’s initiative on creation of
a Platform of cooperation and security in the Caucasus positive,
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists the day
before. On August 11, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan proposed
an initiative of creation of a "Platform of Stability and Cooperation
in the Caucasus". It is aimed at stabilization of the situation in the
region and envisages participation of five countries of the region in
the Platform. "Azerbaijan considers Turkey’s initiative on creation
of such a Platform positive. It will be a very positive fact for the
region countries in case stability is established in the Caucasus",
Mammadyarov said. As the minister said, "we must keep on consulting
in this direction". "You know that the Georgian and Russian foreign
ministers have already been in Turkey and held negotiations there.

Azerbaijan will also continue these discussions with Russia, Georgia
and other countries", he said. Along with it, the minister said that
"it is still early to say in which form this Platform will be taken",
the Azerbaijani mass media report.