BABACAN BRIEFS RICE ON ARMENIA VISIT

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.09.2008 15:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan held a
telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
on Wednesday.

Burak Ozugergin, spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
said that recent developments in the Caucasus are high on agenda and
that Babacan briefed Rice on his visit to Armenia.

"Babacan reiterated that Turkey supports the Minsk process aiming
at finding a solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. He said
that such a solution would have a positive impact on Turkey-Armenia
relations. Meanwhile, Rice said that they would support Turkey’s
regional initiatives," Ozugergin added, Anandolu reports.