TURKISH MFA: ANKARA HAILS MOSCOW DECLARATION
PanARMENIAN.Net
06.11.2008 15:19 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ankara welcomes the Moscow declaration on Nagorno
Karabakh envisaging resolution of the conflict in the framework of
the international law.
As a member of the OSCE Minsk Group, Turkey hails the decision to
intensify talks for the soonest resolution of the conflict which
jeopardizes peace and stability in the region, says a statement issued
by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
"After the Georgian clashes, Turkey proposed a Caucasus Stability
and Cooperation Pact, calling for peaceful resolution of conflicts on
the basis of mutual trust, regional and political dialogue. Regional
cooperation will facilitate realization of the declaration provisions
on confidence-building," the statement says.
During the November 2 meeting, the Presidents Dmitry Medvedev of
Russia, Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan
pledged to intensify negotiations to end the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
The declaration envisages resolution of the conflict on the basis of
principles and norms of the international law as well as agreements
and documents concluded in this framework.
Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev also instructed their foreign
ministers to activate the negotiation process, in collaboration with
the co-chairs of the OSCE’s Minsk Group.