Anatolia News Agency, Turkey
Sept 7 2008
TURKISH, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS RELATIONS, CAUCASUS
Ankara, 7 September: Turkish President Abdullah Gul returned from
Armenia to Turkey late on Saturday [6 September].
He watched a 2010 World Cup qualifying game between the national
soccer teams of Turkey and Armenia, and also held a meeting with
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, who also visited Yerevan with
Gul, held a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan.
Babacan-Nalbandyan meeting was positive and productive; the target of
the both parties was to provide full normalization in relations. They
also discussed situation in Caucasus, recent developments in Georgia
and Upper Karabakh issue.
Babacan and Karabakh agreed that the two countries would meet again
during general assembly meeting of UN which will take place in New
York.
After completing his meeting, Babacan returned to Turkey.