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Ahmet Davutoglu: â€œThe main condition for the establishment of peace in the Caucasus region is the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakhâ€

17 July 2013 10:51 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Shamil Alibeyli – APA. “Azerbaijani and Turkish officials continue regular contacts. Turkish Foreign Minister visited Baku last month and is on a visit to our country today. Summit of Turkic-speaking countries will be held in Azerbaijan next month and we want to see Ahmet Davutoglu in Baku again,” Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at the joint briefing with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, APA reports.

Mammadyarov said that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was discussed at the meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister: “Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project was also discussed. This project is one of the routes for withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan. We touched on the importance of close cooperation in the energy sector.”

Addressing the briefing Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the next meeting of Azerbaijan-Turkey High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council will be held in November.

“Baku and Ankara are the capitals playing the leading role in the Eurasian region. We hope peace will be established in the Caucasus in the near future. The major condition for this is the liberation of Nagorno Karabakh. These two countries are also supporting each other in the international arena,” he said.

Ahmet Davutoglu said culture centers of both countries will be opened in Turkey and Azerbaijan.