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    TURKISH AND AZERI FMS DISCUSSED THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/
    24.06.2009 01:15 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Turkey met
    in Ýstanbul for an unofficial meeting, during which they reaffirmed
    the neighboring countries' understanding of "one nation, two states."

    Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoðlu and his Azerbaijani
    counterpart, Elmar Mammadyarov, were together for a one-and-a-half-hour
    dinner.

    "We have reviewed all developments in the region with the understanding
    of 'one nation, two states,' as we have always done. We have together
    discussed the negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the
    recent period, the other developments in the region and, in addition,
    the developments in our bilateral relations, which are proceeding
    extremely well. This was not an officially planned meeting," Davutoðlu
    responded to questions from reporters following the dinner.

    After decades of hostility, Turkey and Armenia announced in April a
    "roadmap" for re-establishing diplomatic relations and opening their
    shared border. But Ankara's ally Azerbaijan said Armenia should first
    leave Nagorno-Karabakh, a mostly ethnic Armenian enclave that broke
    away after fighting a bloody war with Azerbaijan in the 1990s and
    claims independence. Turkey then offered support for the Azerbaijani
    position, complicating further progress in talks with Armenia,
    turkishny.com reports.

    Davutoðlu was reminded of remarks by his Armenian counterpart, Edward
    Nalbandian, who had said Yerevan expects Ankara to take new steps
    for the normalization of bilateral ties and was asked to elaborate
    on those possible steps.

    "I have always said, 'Steps are steps that should be taken
    mutually.' As Turkey, our eventual goal is maintaining permanent
    stability, peace and welfare in the region. This doesn't take place via
    unilateral steps. All parties should take steps with goodwill. Turkey
    has shown in the past that it will take steps with goodwill toward
    the entire region. But permanent peace can be maintained in case of
    mutually taking these steps. Indeed, we have dealt with these issues,"
    Davutoðlu replied.

    Mammadyarov, who described his meeting with Davutoðlu as "very
    important and good," was asked about the current phase of negotiations
    between Baku and Yerevan.

    Mammadyarov said negotiations were "still under way".
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