At midnight from September 6 to September 7 the meeting between Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Turkey Edward Nalbandian and Ali Babajan started off, which lasted two hours and a half.

Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian mentioned that Armenia attaches great importance the visit of high-ranking delegation, headed by the President of Turkey, which creates good possibility for a dialogue between the leadership of two countries. As Minister Nalbandian defined, it’s a good beginning, which will have positive continuation.

Armenian Foreign Minister reaffirmed the principal position of the Armenian side on to establish relations without preconditions. He also stressed, that Armenia considers President Gul’s visit as a serious stimulus in that direction.

Armenian and Turkish Foreign Ministers expressed their determination on comprehensive normalisation of bilateral relations. The two mentioned, that consistent steps in that direction will be taken.

Ministers Nalbandian and Babajan agreed to meet later this month on the sidelines UN General Assembly session in New-York.
Edward Nalbandian and Ali Babajan discussed in details Turkey’s initiative to establish a Caucasus stability and cooperation platform. In this context Minister Nalbandian welcomed that idea, which is aimed at establishment of confidence, stability, security and cooperation in the region.

The two also touched upon recent developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.

In the course of the meeting several international and regional issues were also discussed.