FIVE-SIDED MEETING IN HELSINKI
By Hakob Chaqrian

AZG Armenian Daily
03/12/2008

Regional

Principles of creation of "Stability and cooperation platform in the
Caucasus" to be discussed

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan left for Baku November 30. Later
he will visit Belgium and Finland.

Before leaving for Baku he gave explanations for the visits.

According to the Turkish Public TV, Babacan said that after the
anticipated OSCE Ministerial Council in Helsinki on December 4-5
the first five-sided meeting of the member countries of "Stability
and cooperation platform in the Caucasus" will be held. The meeting
of the Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Russian and Turkish foreign
ministers will be the start of the works on creation of the "Stability
and cooperation platform in the Caucasus". Principles of creation of
"Stability and cooperation platform in the Caucasus" will be discussed
at the meeting.

"At the same time, the negotiations continue in order similar relations
like Turkish-Armenian should be established between Armenia and
Azerbaijan", Turkish Public TV mentions.

While meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs in Helsinki in the
framework of the OSCE Ministerial Council the Armenian and Azerbaijani
foreign ministers will try to overcome the available issues between
the two countries.

After the mentioned meetings, Babacan will meet the Armenian and
Azerbaijani foreign ministers separately to assess the achievements
between the sides.