Turkey, Iran agree to continue talks on CaucasusSeptember 24, 2008 - 15:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan held bilateral talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, and Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. "Babacan and Motaki mainly discussed the situation in the Caucasus," Burak Ozugergin the spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry told reporters. "Mr Motaki said that the situation in the region is very tense and regional dialogue could help. He also asked Babacan to brief him on Abdullah Gul's recent visit to Yerevan," he said. Babacan told Motaki that "it was not an easy decision, but it was good to go there." The two agreed to be in continuous contact on the Caucasus, Anadolu reports. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |