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Recep Tayyip Erdogan: â€œTurkey will conduct negotiations with Armeniaâ€

20 August 2008 12:22 (UTC +04:00)

He said that the happenings in Georgia would be in the center of attention.
â€œWe will also discuss Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform, which we view as the solution of the regionâ€™s problems. Situation in Georgia showed that Caucasus needed permanent peace and stability. This stability is in the interests of Turkey, too. During my visits to Moscow and Tbilisi we told the sides that Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform was a platform that would lead to long-lasting peace and stability in the region. Both sides said they could be represented in such a format, so the sides approve the proposal. We intend to create fundamentals of the format together with five countries,â€ he said.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said negotiations would also be conducted with Armenia.
â€œTurkish Foreign Minister will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week. The date of our meeting with Armenia will be known after this meeting,â€ he said.