Baku offers to discuss Caucasus Platform in UN

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan proposes to discuss the Caucasian Stability & Cooperation Platform in the UN, Elmar Mammadyarov, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister said in the London Strategic Intelligence Institute.



Mammadyarov called the initiative relevant to 'fill the gap occurred in the region after the recent developments in Georgia'.



Following hostilities in South Ossetia, Ankara offered formation of a Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform, which could unite Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia.



"Azerbaijan supports Turkey's initiative and suggests it be considered in the UN," said Mammadyarov. Separately, the issue will be discussed during the meeting btween Azerbaijani and Turkish Foreign Ministers within the UN General Assembly in New York.



Establishment of the Platform will help restoration of peace and stability in the region, the Azerbaijani Minister said, Azeri Trend news agency reports.



RA President Serzh Sarsgyan welcomed the initiative as an attempt to create a favorable atmosphere in the region.