ARMENIAN, TURKISH, AZERI PRESIDENTS’ MEETING IN ISTANBUL PRELUDE FOR TALKS IN U.S.?
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.11.2008 16:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s proposal for
a regular meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in
Turkey indicates Ankara’s intention to maintain initiative in the
South Caucasus geopolitics, a Turkish expert said.
"With the help of Turkey, the West wants to strengthen its positions
in the Nagorno Karabakh process," Tural Kerimli said.
Turkey has tools of pressure on Armenia, which understand that the
status of Russia’s outpost will hamper its economic growth, according
to him.
"The meeting in Istanbul will prepare the ground for Armenian-Azeri
talks in the United States," Kerimli concluded, 1news.az reports.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul is reported to be readying to take
another bold step to contribute to regional peace in the Caucasus
by soon hosting a trilateral summit with the presidents of Armenia
and Azerbaijan.
Gul, who introduced his proposal for the trilateral meeting during
his meeting with Azerbaijan’s visiting President Ilham Aliyev on
Wednesday, received a positive response from the Azerbaijani leader,
diplomatic sources said.
"The summit may take place in a few months," said a Turkish official
on condition of anonymity.