"Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution will affect normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations"

Resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict will affect a normalization of the Turkish-Armenian relations, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the Moscow State Institute on Wednesday, the Russia 24 television channel reported.

"Resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict will play a certain role in a normalization of the Turkey - Armenia relations," Erdogan said.

Erdogan also stressed Russia's role in the negotiation process.

"Organization of the trilateral talks with Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia is an important initiative," Erdogan said.

Erdogan said the Turkey- Russia cooperation will create conditions for development and prosperity of throughout the region.

Turkish PM, who arrived with a three-day visit to Moscow on Tuesday, is expected to hold talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today.

The meetings will focus on trade and economic cooperation, including the construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Samsun-Ceyhan oil pipeline and South Stream.

As a part of the visit timed to the 90th anniversary of the Russia-Turkey treaty of friendship, Erdogan will attend the Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council’s meeting.

He is accompanied by seven ministers, including foreign, energy, industry and agriculture, as well as about 200 representatives of Turkish business circles.

On Tuesday, Medvedev and Erdogan already met at a working dinner and discussed economic cooperation between the two countries, including in energy sector. Medvedev and Erdogan also discussed regional issues including the situation in Iraq and the Middle East in general.


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