Meeting on Caucasus Platform likely late JanuaryJanuary 13, 2009 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ankara is likely to host a regular meeting on the Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform in late January, Haberler.com reports. In December 2008, Turkey's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic said an agreement on the Turkish initiative may be signed. "Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia held their initial meeting. Presently, the working group is developing a draft agreement," Amb. Kilic said. Following hostilities in South Ossetia, Ankara offered to form a Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform, which could unite Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. RA President Serzh Sarsgyan welcomed the initiative as an attempt to create a favorable atmosphere in the region. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |