Turkish Press
Sept 13 2008

Turkey’s President Hopes Karabakh Issue Between Azerbaijan and Armenia
To Be Solved

Published: 9/13/2008

BAKU – 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.