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Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Feb 23 2013
Turkey expects to solve the thorny issue of Nagorno-Karabakh through
economic development and collaboration
23 February 2013 - 2:36pm
Turkey has proposed that Armenia take part in its comprehensive
regional transportation project linking Europe to Asia, if there are
concrete developments in solving Nagorno-Karabakh dispute with
Azerbaijan, reflecting a political will to build a win-win situation
for all countries in the southern Caucasus in a post-conflict era.
Turkey's recent move to reconcile with Armenia was nixed due to strong
Azeri reaction in 2010, which caused suspension of the ratification of
two key protocols for establishing diplomatic relations and opening
the sealed borders. Turkey has since re-focused on seeking ways to
activate the almost futile Minsk Group, under the Organization of
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), for pushing Azerbaijan and
Armenia to agree on a peace plan.
Within this framework, Turkey introduced its Integrated Transportation
Corridors Project to the Minsk Group on Nov. 8, 2012 during a meeting
in Vienna attended by three co-chair countries, France, Russia and the
United States. `It has received a positive response from all Minsk
Group countries,' sources told the Daily News. `We have made clear to
them this project is aiming at creating a peace perspective to the
benefit of all relevant parties.'
Feb 23 2013
Turkey expects to solve the thorny issue of Nagorno-Karabakh through
economic development and collaboration
23 February 2013 - 2:36pm
Turkey has proposed that Armenia take part in its comprehensive
regional transportation project linking Europe to Asia, if there are
concrete developments in solving Nagorno-Karabakh dispute with
Azerbaijan, reflecting a political will to build a win-win situation
for all countries in the southern Caucasus in a post-conflict era.
Turkey's recent move to reconcile with Armenia was nixed due to strong
Azeri reaction in 2010, which caused suspension of the ratification of
two key protocols for establishing diplomatic relations and opening
the sealed borders. Turkey has since re-focused on seeking ways to
activate the almost futile Minsk Group, under the Organization of
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), for pushing Azerbaijan and
Armenia to agree on a peace plan.
Within this framework, Turkey introduced its Integrated Transportation
Corridors Project to the Minsk Group on Nov. 8, 2012 during a meeting
in Vienna attended by three co-chair countries, France, Russia and the
United States. `It has received a positive response from all Minsk
Group countries,' sources told the Daily News. `We have made clear to
them this project is aiming at creating a peace perspective to the
benefit of all relevant parties.'