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    AZERBAIJANI AND TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS SITUATION IN CAUCASUS

    Trend News Agency
    Sept 10 2008
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan, Baku, 10 September/ TrendNews, corr R. Novruzov/ Foreign
    ministers of Azerbaijan and Turkey Elmar Mammadyarov and Ali Babacan
    discussed situation in Caucasus over telephone conversation on 10
    September.

    Turkish foreign minister informed his Azerbaijani counterpart of
    the recent visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Yerevan and of
    his own talks with the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan,
    reported TrendNews quoting Turkish media.

    Babacan once again expressed Turkey's support for Azerbaijan.

    Turkish foreign minister said that talks on this issue will be
    continued within the 63rd session of UN General Assembly to be held
    in mid-September in New York.

    Azerbaijani foreign minister approved initiative of holding meeting
    of foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Armenia in New York.

    The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began
    in 1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since
    1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including
    the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. In
    1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which
    time the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk
    Group (Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful
    negotiations.
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