BAKU: Turkey Want A Region Where A Car Can Leave Baku For Kars Throu

TURKEY WANT A REGION WHERE A CAR CAN LEAVE BAKU FOR KARS THROUGH KARABAKH

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Jan 13 2010
Azerbaijan

Ahmet Davutoglu Turkey want to establish a region where a car can
leave Baku for Kars through Karabakh, Yerevan and Nakhchivan.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addressed the conference
on the theme "Joint interests of Turkey and UK in expanded European
Union and other areas" at King’s College in London, reports Haberturk.

The Minister, who attended the conference within the framework of
his working visit to the UK, spoke about the bilateral relations
and situation in the Near East. To the question "Will Turkey
unconditionally ratify the protocols signed with Armenia?" Ahmet
Davutoglu said: "Our government is doing its best."

Ahmet Davutoglu noted that Turkey was pursuing policy to normalize
the relations with Armenia and eliminate the tension in the region.

"We want to establish a region where a car can leave Baku for Kars
through Karabakh, Yerevan and Nakhchivan," he said.

According to the minister, economic relationship should be increased
in order to solve the problems in the Caucasus. He said Turkey signed
51 agreements with Syria, 48 with Iraq, Batumi airport of Georgia is
used as an internal terminal of Turkish Airlines.