TURKISH FM MEETS AZERI MAMMADYAROV

Feb 9 2009
Turkey

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan has met with Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan.

Babacan, who is currently paying a working visit to Azerbaijan,
was also received by President Ilham Aliyev.

Besides the bilateral relations, regional developments and the
Upper-Karabakh dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia were high on
Babacan’s agenda.

Burak Ozugergin, spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
said that Babacan highlighted importance of finding solutions to the
disputes to ensure stability in the region.

"Babacan said that the Upper Karabakh dispute should be resolved
peacefully in line with international law and by protecting
Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity," Ozugergin said.

Babacan is expected to return to Turkey later in the day.