PRESIDENT GUL ON MEETING OF ALIYEV AND SARGSIAN
Anadolu Agency
May 8 2009
Turkey
PRAGUE (A.A) - 08.05.2009 - Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on
Friday that he had the impression that some steps have been made
at the meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsian.
"I hope such opportunities will not be missed and I hope positive
developments will occur in the Caucasus," President Gul told a news
conference in Prague where he came to attend "EU Southern Corridor"
energy summit.
"Relations between Turkey and Armenia were discussed during my meeting
with Sargsian and all the matters related to the Caucasus were assessed
during my meeting with Aliyev," he said.
Gul said Turkey was located at an important route related to shipping
of gas and oil coming from the Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East,
Russia and Arab countries to western countries.
"Nabucco is one of the most important part of southern energy corridor
project. Turkey gives high importance to this project," Gul said and
expressed hope that an intergovernmental memorandum of understanding
would be signed.
Anadolu Agency
May 8 2009
Turkey
PRAGUE (A.A) - 08.05.2009 - Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on
Friday that he had the impression that some steps have been made
at the meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsian.
"I hope such opportunities will not be missed and I hope positive
developments will occur in the Caucasus," President Gul told a news
conference in Prague where he came to attend "EU Southern Corridor"
energy summit.
"Relations between Turkey and Armenia were discussed during my meeting
with Sargsian and all the matters related to the Caucasus were assessed
during my meeting with Aliyev," he said.
Gul said Turkey was located at an important route related to shipping
of gas and oil coming from the Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East,
Russia and Arab countries to western countries.
"Nabucco is one of the most important part of southern energy corridor
project. Turkey gives high importance to this project," Gul said and
expressed hope that an intergovernmental memorandum of understanding
would be signed.