Azerbaijani and Turkish Foreign Ministers Elmar Mamedyarov and Abdullah Gul hold the opinion that the settlement of the Karabakh conflict is one of the conditions for the establishment of peace in the Caucasus. According to Gul, the unsettled conflict impedes the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border urged for the EU membership. He expressed hope that the negotiations will be successful and will lead to the normalization of relationships with Armenia.