ARMENIAN OFFICIALS SEEM TO BE SINCERE FOR SOLUTION OF KARABAKH CONFLICT, SAYS TURKISH FM

Arminfo
2008-09-24 18:10:00

ArmInfo. Turkish FM Babacan told media that Turkey, Armenia and
Azerbaijan had strong will to solve problems,

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said that Armenian officials
seemed to be sincere for solution.

Babacan, who is currently in New York for UN General Assembly meetings,
said regarding Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s visit to Armenia
that Armenian officials said that they wanted solution not only for
Armenian-Turkish relations but also for Azerbaijani-Armenian relations.

Babacan said that the recent crisis in Caucasus made countries
in the region revise their attitudes, adding that Armenia and
Azerbaijan were also among these countries. Babacan said that he and
President Gul evaluated that new situation as a good opportunity and
visited Armenia. Babacan said that Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan
had strong will to solve problems. Babacan said that all problems,
which concerned those three countries, were related with each other,
and representatives of the three countries would meet on Friday.