January 9, 2004 - 19:33 AMT
TURKISH FM TO DISCUSS IN BAKU ISSUES OF PEACE FORMATION IN CAUCASUS
The principal goal of Turkish FM Abdullah Gul's visit to Azerbaijan is the activation of the bilateral cooperation, as he told journalists upon his arrival in Baku today, Interfax reports. "After the death of Heydar Aliyev, one of the leaders of the Turkic world, Azerbaijan entered the new stage of its development and we should think over the program of our further cooperation", - Turkish foreign minister said. Besides, in his words, the issues of peace and stability formation in the Caucasus will be as well discussed. "We are interested in the soonest resolving of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict", - A. Gul emphasized.