Turkey keen on security, co-op in the Caucasus
ANKARA – Turkey wants to see the Caucasus region as "a security and cooperation arena", President Abdullah Gul told a press conference with PACE President Mevlut Cavusoglu in Strasbourg on Tuesday.
"I am the first Turkish president to have visited Armenia. My aspiration is to create a platform based on security and cooperation in the Caucasus, with the participation of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and, of course, Russia. Work is underway in this direction," Gul said.
He added that promoting all values of the Council of Europe in the Caucasus is important not only for the region but also for Europe.
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