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RUSSIA, TURKEY WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE CAUCASUS ISSUES - TURKISH PREMIER
Anadolu Agency
March 16 2011
Turkey
Moscow, 16 March: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on
Wednesday [16 March] said Turkey and Russia had engaged in close
cooperation to solve issues in the Caucasus.
"We are exerting with Russia joint efforts aimed at the economic
development of the region. We have also taken a step to launch an
initiative to bring together Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia and
Georgia under a Caucasus cooperation council," Erdogan told students
at the Moscow State Diplomacy Institute where he received an honorary
doctorate as part of his visit to Russia.
Erdogan said there were issues between countries in the region,
such ones between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as between Russia
and Georgia.
"And we have some setbacks with Armenia due to our border issues ...
[Agency ellipsis] And the settlement of the Azerbaijan-Armenia problem
will also play a key role in the solution of issues between Turkey
and Armenia. And I hope issues between Russia and Georgia could also
be settled," Erdogan said.
From: A. Papazian
Anadolu Agency
March 16 2011
Turkey
Moscow, 16 March: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on
Wednesday [16 March] said Turkey and Russia had engaged in close
cooperation to solve issues in the Caucasus.
"We are exerting with Russia joint efforts aimed at the economic
development of the region. We have also taken a step to launch an
initiative to bring together Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia and
Georgia under a Caucasus cooperation council," Erdogan told students
at the Moscow State Diplomacy Institute where he received an honorary
doctorate as part of his visit to Russia.
Erdogan said there were issues between countries in the region,
such ones between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as between Russia
and Georgia.
"And we have some setbacks with Armenia due to our border issues ...
[Agency ellipsis] And the settlement of the Azerbaijan-Armenia problem
will also play a key role in the solution of issues between Turkey
and Armenia. And I hope issues between Russia and Georgia could also
be settled," Erdogan said.
From: A. Papazian