September 11, 2008 - 16:32 AMT
Babacan briefs Rice on Armenia visit
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan held a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday.

Burak Ozugergin, spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that recent developments in the Caucasus are high on agenda and that Babacan briefed Rice on his visit to Armenia.

"Babacan reiterated that Turkey supports the Minsk process aiming at finding a solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. He said that such a solution would have a positive impact on Turkey-Armenia relations. Meanwhile, Rice said that they would support Turkey's regional initiatives," Ozugergin added, Anandolu reports.