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TURKISH FM DISCUSSES ECONOMY, ENERGY WITH AZERI, ARMENIAN COUNTERPARTS
Anatolia News Agency
Sept 27 2008
Turkey
New York, 27 September: The Turkish foreign minister had a trilateral
meeting with his Armenian counterpart and Azerbaijani counterpart in
New York on Friday [26 September].
Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, Armenian Foreign Minister
Edvard Nalbandyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
discussed possible steps that could be taken in economy, culture,
politics, energy, transportation, infrastructural projects and
communication.
In the meeting, the tree foreign ministers expressed their view that
solution of problems could bring a new momentum to the region.
Babacan is actually in New York for the 63rd session of the United
Nations (UN) General Assembly.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Babacan had talks with British
Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband,
and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Babacan asked
his counterparts to encourage the Greek Cypriots for the settlement
of Cyprus problem.
Babacan told Miliband that Turkey was not satisfied with the speed
of its European Union (EU) accession negotiations, and that Turkey's
goal was full membership.
The Turkish foreign ministers also participated in the annual
coordination meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference
and the meeting of Friends of Pakistan Group at the UN headquarters.
On Thursday, Babacan had talks with foreign ministers of Burundi,
Gabon, Tuvalu, Finland, Belgium, Hungary, Malta, Jordan and Tunisia.
Anatolia News Agency
Sept 27 2008
Turkey
New York, 27 September: The Turkish foreign minister had a trilateral
meeting with his Armenian counterpart and Azerbaijani counterpart in
New York on Friday [26 September].
Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, Armenian Foreign Minister
Edvard Nalbandyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
discussed possible steps that could be taken in economy, culture,
politics, energy, transportation, infrastructural projects and
communication.
In the meeting, the tree foreign ministers expressed their view that
solution of problems could bring a new momentum to the region.
Babacan is actually in New York for the 63rd session of the United
Nations (UN) General Assembly.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Babacan had talks with British
Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband,
and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Babacan asked
his counterparts to encourage the Greek Cypriots for the settlement
of Cyprus problem.
Babacan told Miliband that Turkey was not satisfied with the speed
of its European Union (EU) accession negotiations, and that Turkey's
goal was full membership.
The Turkish foreign ministers also participated in the annual
coordination meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference
and the meeting of Friends of Pakistan Group at the UN headquarters.
On Thursday, Babacan had talks with foreign ministers of Burundi,
Gabon, Tuvalu, Finland, Belgium, Hungary, Malta, Jordan and Tunisia.