Turkey trying to organize Azeri-Armenian meeting in New York – envoy
Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku
1 Sep 04
[Presenter] The Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan, Ahmet Unal Cevikoz,
met Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov today to discuss
the forthcoming meeting of the Turkish, Armenian and Azerbaijani
foreign ministers.
[Correspondent over video of the Turkish ambassador] Official Ankara
is making efforts to ensure that the Turkish, Armenian and Azerbaijani
foreign ministers hold a meeting in New York. Cevikoz said that he
had discussed this issue with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov, adding that all three sides were interested in the
meeting.
[Cevikoz in Turkish] The Turkish, Azerbaijani and Armenian sides
want to hold a meeting. We will do our best to bring the three sides
together.
[Correspondent] Although there is still no official agreement on
holding the meeting, the Turkish diplomat is confident that the
meeting will take place.
[Cevikoz] There is no problem. We are simply trying to organize a
meeting in this place, in New York, where all three ministers will
gather. It is important for us to set the date for the meeting. When
we set the date, we will organize the meeting.
[Correspondent] Cevikoz said that a number of issues would be resolved
in the trilateral meeting. He added that the Nagornyy Karabakh issue
would be the main subject at the meeting. The Turkish side will also
try to tackle problems in Turkish-Armenian relations.
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