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ALI BABACAN: WE TAKE PROBLEMS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN INTO CONSIDERATION
Azeri Press Agency
July 24 2008
Azerbaijan
New-York. "After elections in Armenia, our President and Prime Minister
have sent a letter of congratulation.
After establishment of the Government, I have sent a letter to
my counterpart. These aim to make a dialogue with new Armenian
Government. Our wishes and foreign policy base on peace relations with
our neighbor countries," Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan told
journalists in New-York, APA reports quoting Anadolu agency. Babacan,
who had meetings in UN Headquarters to collect supports for Turkey's
UN Security Council membership in October, stressed that they wanted
to establish normal neighborhood relations with Armenia. He added
that Turkey took one-sided steps in this direction.
"Thousands people came from Armenia to work in Turkey. Trade is
conducted via Georgia and Iran and it amounts $500 mln last year. We
allowed flights from Turkey. We have taken lop-sided steps. We expect
positive steps from opposite side as well. We will also take problems
between Azerbaijan and Armenia into account," he said. Babacan added
that they believed in solution to problems via dialogue and stressed
an importance of establishing of joint historical commission on
1915 developments.
Azeri Press Agency
July 24 2008
Azerbaijan
New-York. "After elections in Armenia, our President and Prime Minister
have sent a letter of congratulation.
After establishment of the Government, I have sent a letter to
my counterpart. These aim to make a dialogue with new Armenian
Government. Our wishes and foreign policy base on peace relations with
our neighbor countries," Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan told
journalists in New-York, APA reports quoting Anadolu agency. Babacan,
who had meetings in UN Headquarters to collect supports for Turkey's
UN Security Council membership in October, stressed that they wanted
to establish normal neighborhood relations with Armenia. He added
that Turkey took one-sided steps in this direction.
"Thousands people came from Armenia to work in Turkey. Trade is
conducted via Georgia and Iran and it amounts $500 mln last year. We
allowed flights from Turkey. We have taken lop-sided steps. We expect
positive steps from opposite side as well. We will also take problems
between Azerbaijan and Armenia into account," he said. Babacan added
that they believed in solution to problems via dialogue and stressed
an importance of establishing of joint historical commission on
1915 developments.