August 15, 2002 - 18:51 AMT
ANKARA WELCOMED NEGOTIATIONS OF ARMENIAN AND AZERI PRESIDENTS
The Turkish foreign ministry called the meeting of the Armenian and Azeri Presidents held August 14 near Sadarak settlement next to the border as a "positive move" on the way of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. Ankara expressed confidence that such meetings would as a result let achieve a mutually acceptable compromise between the two countries.