Babacan: all countries of the region should sit at bargaining tableDecember 1, 2008 - 12:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met Monday with his visiting Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan to discuss regional developments and the ways to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict."I briefed Mr. Babacan on Azerbaijan's position on the Karabakh problem. We also referred to the Caucasus platform, energy projects and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars link," Mammadyarov told a news conference. For his part, Mr. Babacan said Azerbaijan and Turkey enjoy a particular relationship. "There are problems in the region and they are all solvable. The current diplomatic activity should yield result. We can't leave our problems over to the future generations. The ongoing Azerbaijan-Armenia and Turkey-Armenia dialogue can have a positive impact on the situation," he said, Day.az reports. Touching on the Caucasus platform, the Turkish Minister said all countries of the region should sit at bargaining table. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |