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Azerbaijani, Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministers discuss regional problems

27 September 2008 08:56 (UTC +04:00)

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said they had discussed regional problems, as well as Turkey-proposed Caucasian Cooperation and Stability Pact. â€œThe Caucasus has a great potential. We believe we can achieve more if peace and stability are established in the regionâ€.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said all three sides saw the difficulties and risks in the region. â€œIt is important to solve these problems. We think Turkey makes appropriate and timely proposal. Such meetings enable us to understand our positions betterâ€.
Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandyan thanked Ali Babacan for organizing the meeting. He said they welcomed Turkeyâ€™s Caucasian Cooperation and Stability Pact initiative. â€œEstablishing the peace, stability and cooperation in the region lay on the basis of this initiativeâ€. The Armenian minister emphasized that they discussed future actions for the normalization of the bilateral relations. Responding the question of the journalists about the date of the next meeting, Nalbandyan said: â€œIn the nearest futureâ€.