THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE: AZERI PRESIDENT BACKS CAUCASUS PEACE EFFORTS
US-based The International Herald Tribune newspaper published an article focusing on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev`s official visit to Turkey.
The article, published in the newspaper`s November 5 edition, said Azerbaijan`s President “backs a Turkish initiative to establish a regional cooperation group to stabilize the Caucasus.”
President Ilham Aliyev applauded Turkey`s efforts to bring peace and stability to the region, according to the story.
The article says Turkey proposed setting up a Caucasus Cooperation and Stability Platform after a brief conflict in August between Russia and Georgia. According to the article, Gul even visited Armenia as a goodwill gesture in September.
“President Ilham Aliyev`s statement is likely to give new impetus to the proposal. The group would include both Armenia and Azerbaijan and give them an opportunity to iron out differences over Nagorno-Karabakh” the article concluded.
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