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Turkish PM: it is high time to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
25 September 2009 [12:57] – Today.Az

It is high time to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh and all other
conflicts in the Caucasus taking into account territorial integrity of
countries in the region, CNN Turk reported Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying at the UN Security Council.

"Unresolved issues in our region are problems solution of which is
very important for the whole world. Our goal is to move from passive
neighborly relations to active cooperation. This is welcomed by our
Eastern and Western friends and perceived as a contribution to the
struggle for peace in the region and around the world. A concrete
example of this is the ongoing negotiation process with neighboring
Greece,’ he said.

Erdogan said recently intensified efforts of Turkey to normalize
relations with Armenia also bear fruits.

"Especially in the last seven years, we have done our best to solve
the problems with all our neighbors. Due to the approach expressed in
the policy of "no problems with neighbors’, Turkey has improved its
relations with all neighboring countries,’ the Turkish prime minister
said.