WILL ARMENIAN, AZERI, TURKISH LEADERS MEET IN ISTANBUL?

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.11.2008 16:20 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A meeting between Presidents of Turkey, Armenia
and Azerbaijan can take place till the end of the year, said Turkey’s
Ambassador to Azerbaijan.

"A trilateral meeting between Presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey and
Armenia is expected till the yearend in Turkey," the Azeri Press
Agency quoted Hulusi Kilic as saying.

Asked whether Russia can seize the initiative, the Ambassador said
Moscow and Ankara’s interests coincide on the issue.

"We want a solution to this conflict. If anyone is capable to do this
we will extend a helping hand," Amb. Kilic said.

Turkish Foreign Ministry said last Friday Turkey doesn’t plan
trilateral talks between leaders of Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan.

"Of course, we would be pleased by visits of the Presidents of
Azerbaijan and Armenia. But Turkey doesn’t plan a meeting of the kind,"
said Burak Ozugergin, spokesman for the Turkish MFA, the Anatolia
news agency reports.

Earlier, some Turkish media circulated reports that "Turkish President
Abdullah Gul is 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."