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Today's Zaman, Turkey
June 8 2012
Turkey says Georgia, Azerbaijan meeting opportunity for peace in region
8 June 2012 / TODAYSZAMAN.COM
Turkey hosts a trilateral meeting with Georgia and Azerbaijan in a bid
to deepen ties between the three allies, where Turkey says it believes
the cooperation mechanism will become an effective way to restore
peace and stability in the region.
`This three-way mechanism will provide an important opportunity to
transform Black Sea, Caucasus and Caspian region to an area of peace,
stability and prosperity,' Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu
told reporters after the talks with his Georgian and Azerbaijani
counterparts.
DavutoÄ?lu met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze within the scope of
Turkey-Azerbaijan-Georgia foreign ministers' tripartite meeting in the
northeastern province of Trabzon on Friday.
During the meeting, the ministers discussed bilateral and regional
issues, increasing cooperation between the countries and regional
stability and security. The parties also exchanged views on regional
cooperation on the issues of common interest to all three countries.
DavutoÄ?lu told reporters that the mechanism between the three
countries are not does not have `excluding' nature and the foreign
ministers consider the mechanism as a way to widen areas of
cooperation.
He added that the three nations have successfully realized very
significant peace and stability projects.
The meeting coincided with increasing tension along the
Azerbaijani-Armenian border on Friday.
The death toll in the border clashes has increased to nine since
Tuesday. As a result of exchanges of gunfire that started on Tuesday,
five soldiers from the Azerbaijani side and four soldiers from among
the Armenian troops were killed in clashes.
DavutoÄ?lu said the foreign ministers discussing during the meeting
cooperation opportunities and ongoing projects. He added that the the
second session of the meeting will be held in the second half of 2012
in Georgia's Batumi city and the next one will be held in the first
half of 2013 in Azerbaijan.
In the final declaration of the Trabzon meeting, foreign minsiters
said they underline the importance of stability and prosperity of the
South Caucasus region, located at the crossroads of energy, transport
and communication corridors between East and West and North and South,
for the regional and global stability and security. They said they
acknowledge that protracted conflicts emanating from existing
occupations are the main obstacle to peace and stability in the South
Caucasus and pointing out that resolution of these conflicts will
help to build an atmosphere of peace, stability and prosperity.
The countries said they agreed in the final declaration to enhance the
existing cooperative partnerships among the countries to promote
common development and contribute to peace, security, stability and
prosperity of the region.
They said they note the importance of the earliest resolution of the
conflict in and around Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, and the
conflict over Abkhazia, Georgia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia,
Georgia on the basis of respect for the sovereignty, territorial
integrity and inviolability of internationally recognized borders of
Azerbaijan and Georgia respectively and emphasize the right to safe
and dignified return of the refugees and internally displaced persons
to their places of origin.
From: A. Papazian
June 8 2012
Turkey says Georgia, Azerbaijan meeting opportunity for peace in region
8 June 2012 / TODAYSZAMAN.COM
Turkey hosts a trilateral meeting with Georgia and Azerbaijan in a bid
to deepen ties between the three allies, where Turkey says it believes
the cooperation mechanism will become an effective way to restore
peace and stability in the region.
`This three-way mechanism will provide an important opportunity to
transform Black Sea, Caucasus and Caspian region to an area of peace,
stability and prosperity,' Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu
told reporters after the talks with his Georgian and Azerbaijani
counterparts.
DavutoÄ?lu met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze within the scope of
Turkey-Azerbaijan-Georgia foreign ministers' tripartite meeting in the
northeastern province of Trabzon on Friday.
During the meeting, the ministers discussed bilateral and regional
issues, increasing cooperation between the countries and regional
stability and security. The parties also exchanged views on regional
cooperation on the issues of common interest to all three countries.
DavutoÄ?lu told reporters that the mechanism between the three
countries are not does not have `excluding' nature and the foreign
ministers consider the mechanism as a way to widen areas of
cooperation.
He added that the three nations have successfully realized very
significant peace and stability projects.
The meeting coincided with increasing tension along the
Azerbaijani-Armenian border on Friday.
The death toll in the border clashes has increased to nine since
Tuesday. As a result of exchanges of gunfire that started on Tuesday,
five soldiers from the Azerbaijani side and four soldiers from among
the Armenian troops were killed in clashes.
DavutoÄ?lu said the foreign ministers discussing during the meeting
cooperation opportunities and ongoing projects. He added that the the
second session of the meeting will be held in the second half of 2012
in Georgia's Batumi city and the next one will be held in the first
half of 2013 in Azerbaijan.
In the final declaration of the Trabzon meeting, foreign minsiters
said they underline the importance of stability and prosperity of the
South Caucasus region, located at the crossroads of energy, transport
and communication corridors between East and West and North and South,
for the regional and global stability and security. They said they
acknowledge that protracted conflicts emanating from existing
occupations are the main obstacle to peace and stability in the South
Caucasus and pointing out that resolution of these conflicts will
help to build an atmosphere of peace, stability and prosperity.
The countries said they agreed in the final declaration to enhance the
existing cooperative partnerships among the countries to promote
common development and contribute to peace, security, stability and
prosperity of the region.
They said they note the importance of the earliest resolution of the
conflict in and around Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, and the
conflict over Abkhazia, Georgia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia,
Georgia on the basis of respect for the sovereignty, territorial
integrity and inviolability of internationally recognized borders of
Azerbaijan and Georgia respectively and emphasize the right to safe
and dignified return of the refugees and internally displaced persons
to their places of origin.
From: A. Papazian