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Abdullah Gul: Serzh Sarkisian offered Turkeyâ€™s mediation in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict

23 October 2008 08:53 (UTC +04:00)

Abdullah Gul said that he had not offered Turkeyâ€™s mediation in the settlement of the conflict, Serzh Sarkisian offered this.
â€œI did not offer it. Serzh Sarkisian offered during our meeting in Yerevan. I said that any problem in the Caucasus does not just affect the two countries directly involved, but affects the entire region. I gave him the example of the recent happenings in Georgia,â€ he said.
Abdullah Gul noted that the solution of any problem in the Caucasus might result only in progress.
â€œThere is a significant progress after my visit to Armenia. After Armenia I visited Azerbaijan and met with my counterpart Aliyev. Later, Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey met in New York,â€ he said.
Turkish President also noted that there were important energy pipelines between Azerbaijan and Turkey.
â€œI have always stated that as soon as the problems with Armenia are solved, these projects will be open to the country as well,â€ he said.