Turkish Foreign Minister: "No solution can be achieved in Karabakh without support and consent of Russia, Turkey and the United States"

Foreign Minister Ali Babacan has praised Russia for hosting talks between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the long-running dispute over Nagorno Karabakh, dismissing suggestions that Moscow's diplomatic drive is an attempt to steal the mediator role from Ankara.

"It is a fact that no solution can be achieved in Nagorno Karabakh without Russia’s support and consent," Babacan told reporters en route to Marseilles to attend a Euro-Mediterranean meeting late on Monday

Babacan, however, added that agreement can’t be achieved without Turkey and the U.S. either.

"Steps taken by Turkey since September 2007 at various levels to contribute to the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and steps taken by Russia on the same issue are complementary to each other," the minister noted, Today’s Zaman reports.

/PanARMENIAN.Net/