ARMENIA SAID TO RELEASE 5 OF 7 OCCUPIED REGIONS IN 2010
news.az
Jan 11 2010
Azerbaijan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Moscow and Ankara are in a constant contact on
the Karabakh conflict.
Zaman newspaper reads that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan will pay an official visit to Moscow on January 12-13 where
he will discuss the economic as well as regional problems including
the Karabakh issue.
According to Zaman, Moscow and Ankara are in a constant contact on
the Karabakh conflict. It is also noted that Russian FM Lavrov’s
visit to Armenia those days is not by accident. It will be aimed at
discussing the Armenian-Turkish protocols signed in Zurich in October
2009. Upon return to Moscow Sergey Lavrov will hold negotiations with
the Turkish delegation and share the results of his visit to Yerevan
with his Turkish counterparts.
"It is not ruled out that in the result Armenia will release 5 of
the 7 occupied regions of Azerbaijan and Turkey will open borders
with Armenia in 2010. Russia and Turkey are working at this issue",
the newspaper says adding that Abdullah Gul has recently said "Ankara
and Moscow are holding calm but active diplomacy".
Zaman is close to the ruling circles of Turkey.