September 4, 2008 - 20:06 AMT
Baku: Gul's visit to Armenia is Turkey's internal affair
The visit of Turkish President to Armenia is an internal affair of Turkey, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister said.

"This is Turkish President's decision and Azerbaijan has no right to interfere," Elmar Mammadyarov said.

Commenting on Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Pact, Mammadyarov said that Azerbaijan assessed this initiative as positive for countries of the region. "Azerbaijan will negotiate the issue but it is premature to make conclusions now," he said.

Touching on discussions on Nagorno Karabakh held by Armenian and Russian Presidents in Sochi, Mammadyarov said, "We will continue negotiations with Armenia with mediation of the OSCE MG Co-chairs. We believe that stability and peace should be achieved within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan," the Azeri Press Agency reports.