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TURKEY-ARMENIA TIES IMPROVING: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER
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March 16 2009
Azerbaijan
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said at a press conference that
Turkey-Armenia ties are improving, Turkey's Zaman newspaper reported.
"Turkey-Armenia ties are improving. Azerbaijan-Armenia problems
are more serious than Armenia-Turkey problems. Twenty percent of
Azerbaijan's lands have been occupied," Babacan said.
He noted that Azerbaijan and Armenia are holding talks within the
OSCE Minsk Group to address problems.
Babacan said whether he will leave for Armenia to participate in the
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Forum on April 16-17 is not known yet.
"I face no obstacle to participate in the Black Sea Economic
Cooperation Forum in Armenia. At that time I will be attending a
meeting in Pakistan," Babacan said.
Trend
March 16 2009
Azerbaijan
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said at a press conference that
Turkey-Armenia ties are improving, Turkey's Zaman newspaper reported.
"Turkey-Armenia ties are improving. Azerbaijan-Armenia problems
are more serious than Armenia-Turkey problems. Twenty percent of
Azerbaijan's lands have been occupied," Babacan said.
He noted that Azerbaijan and Armenia are holding talks within the
OSCE Minsk Group to address problems.
Babacan said whether he will leave for Armenia to participate in the
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Forum on April 16-17 is not known yet.
"I face no obstacle to participate in the Black Sea Economic
Cooperation Forum in Armenia. At that time I will be attending a
meeting in Pakistan," Babacan said.