RUSSIA MIGHT PLAY A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THE KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS
armradio.am
10.05.2010 16:27
Russia might play a more active role in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace
process and Armenia-Turkey normalization process, Turkish Ambassador
to Russia Halil Akinci stated in an interview with Interfax.
"We believe Russia as a regional player is capable to contribute to
Karabakh conflict resolution. After all, Russia is the only regional
country among OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries," he said on the
threshold of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Turkey on
May 11-12.
According to him, the issue will be the focus of Medvedev’s forthcoming
visit to Ankara.
Asked whether the difficulties in the normalization of the
Armenian-Turkish relations could negatively impact the process of
negotiation on the Karabakh conflict settlement, Halil Akinci said
"the ratification of the Armenian Turkish protocols by Turkey is
impossible independent from the Karabakh issue."