November 27, 2003 - 17:53 AMT
KARABAKH CONFLICT COMPLICATES ANKARA DIALOGUE WITH YEREVAN, TURKISH MINISTER SAID
The solution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is important for all countries of the region, national education minister of Turkey Huseyin Celik told ITAR-TASS agency. In his words, the conflict makes Turkey's dialogue with Armenia more complicated. "We do not have diplomatic relations with that country, land borders are closed. We could have had wonderful trade relations, but, unfortunately, we do not due to that conflict," the Turkish minister said. At that he expressed a wish for the soonest possible settlement of the problem and establishing good relations with "our neighbor - Armenia." "Turkey had done and is doing everything possible to assist in the conflict settlement. Russia, which has close relations with Armenia, plays a large role in solving the issue," Huseyin Celik noted.