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AZERBAIJAN - ARMENIA- TURKEY TRILATERAL MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS
After the meeting, the Ministers briefed journalists. Foreign Minister of Turkey Abdulla Gul described the meeting as very fruitful, and noted that it had been aimed to assist peace talks in the framework of the OSCE Minsk group. He pointed out that the enlarging Europe and NATO are very interested in ensuring stability and peace in the South Caucasus, including the resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. The parties, he finalized, have decided to continue such meetings.
Foreign Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanyan noted they had exchanged views on providing stability in the region. He pointed out that in light of enlarging Europe and NATO, it is very important to define parameters of a new strategy in the South Caucasus. The Minister confirmed that the parties are going to continue making efforts of resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem. Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia are interested in stability in the region, he said.
Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov emphasized that the parties once again expressed their positions in the matter. Special attention, according to him, was paid to active involvement of Turkey in the peace process. The Minister noted that they had agreed to develop a special mechanism for that and continue the trilateral meeting 1-2 months later. This meeting is another step forward, such meetings bring us closer to the problem’s resolution, he said.