TURKEY, AZERBAIJAN URGE KARABAKH ISSUE TO BE SOLVED PEACEFULLY
Sept 11 2008
Turkey
Aliyev said that relations between Turkey and his country were on
high level, and the initiatives of the two country served settlement
of peace and stability in the region.
Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that he hoped
Karabakh issue between Azerbaijan and Armenia would be solved through
dialogue, understanding and mutual talks.
Holding a joint press conference with Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev in Baku, Gul said that they discussed bilateral and regional
matters.
Gul said that relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan were perfect
in every aspect. "Turkey has always supported Azerbaijan in political
issues; and will continue to do so," he added.
Gul gave Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway
projects as examples to good economic relations between Turkey and
Azerbaijan.
Gul said that they assessed the new situation in Caucasus during the
meeting and he also briefed Aliyev about his meeting with Armenian
President Serzh Sargsian.
Gul said that Aliyev’s Caucasus vision and his realist analysis about
Caucasus impressed him very much.
Aliyev said that relations between Turkey and his country were on
high level, and the initiatives of the two country served settlement
of peace and stability in the region.
Aliyev said that cooperation in energy, transportation and other
areas affected positively not only Turkey and Azerbaijan but also
the developments in the region.
Aliyev said that during his meeting with Gul they focused on the
issue of Upper Karabakh which was under occupation of Armenia and also
regional developments. He added that stances of Turkey and Azerbaijan
towards the developments in the region were the same.
Aliyev said that Karabakh problem had not been solved yet, and this was
a danger both for Azerbaijan and the region. He added that Azerbaijan
wanted the problem to be solved soon.
Following the press conference, Aliyev hosted a dinner in honor of
Gul. Turkish Energy & Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler also
attended the dinner. Gul, then, departed from Azerbaijan.