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Istanbul hosts international conference â€œFuture of the South Caucasus and neighborhoodâ€

17 January 2009 11:00 (UTC +04:00)

Istanbul. Mayis Alizadehâ€“APA. Two-day conference entitled â€œFuture of the South Caucasus and neighborhoodâ€ kicked off in Istanbul, Turkey on January 17. The conference was organized by LINKS, British Council and John Smith Foundation, APA Turkish bureau reports. Representatives of Turkey, Britain, USA, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and other countries, EU, as well as heads of media organizations and NGOs are attending the conference. US Assistant Deputy Secretary of State, OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Matthew Bryza, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby, member of the Turkish parliament Suat Kiniklioglu also joined the conference.
Azerbaijani-Armenian relations against the backdrop of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, post-Georgian-Russian war situation in the region, Turkeyâ€™s role in the regional and European security are on agenda.
APA Director General Vusala Mahirgizi, â€œDay.azâ€ manager Elnur Baimov, Radio Liberty Azerbaijan bureau chief Khadija Ismayilova and several NGO leaders are among the representatives from Azerbaijan.