TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN BABACAN AND RICE

Anatolia News Agency
Sept 11 2008
Turkey

ANKARA (A.A) -11.09.2008 -Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan held
a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
on Wednesday.

Burak Ozugergin, spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
told the A.A on Thursday that recent developments in the Caucasus
were high on agenda and Babacan informed Rice on his visit to Armenia.

"Babacan reiterated that Turkey extended support to the Minsk process
aiming at finding a solution to the Upper Karabakh [Nagornyy Karabakh]
dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia. 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.