Turkish Foreign Ministry satisfied with country's mediation in Karabakh conflict resolution

According to Day.Az, the Turkish Foreign Ministry expressed satisfaction with the Moscow meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia on November 2 and adoption of a joint declaration "aimed at the resolution of the Karabakh problem by way of a direct dialogue and attainment of a solution, based on the norms of international law" and "revival of talks on the highest level".

"Since the beginning our country has been supporting the peaceful resolution of the Karabakh problem between the sides by way of a dialogue and in the frames to be adopted by both sides. The meeting of the sides in these frames is assessed as a constructive and important step, made in this direction. We consider that the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia, held on September 26 of 2008, has contributed to this process," says the statement.

"Our initiative of creation of the Caucasus Stability and Security Platform after the clashes which occurred in Georgia in August pursues the aim of creating necessary conditions for the resolution of all differences in the South Caucasus by way of establishing mutual trustful and regional political dialogue. The platform will promote creation of relations, based on cooperation and mutual trust and establishment of trust between the sides, which is fixed in the declaration”, says the statement.

"At the same time, being the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair, Turkey will further continue working with the concerned parties on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, which poses a great threat to security and stability in our region and will continue supporting Minsk Group resolution efforts," says the statement.

/Day.Az/