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Russian Foreign Minister to discuss Nagorno Karabakh conflict and opening of Armenian-Turkish border in Turkey

30 June 2008 [14:15] - TODAY.AZ
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to Turkey on July 2, said spokesman for Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Nesterenko at a briefing.
According to him, Sergey Lavrov's visit to Turkey will allow to discuss urgent regional and international problems. During the meetings, the sides will discuss Iraqi and Near Eastern issues, situation around Iranian nuclear program and Kosovo, situation in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, Cyprus issue. According to Nesterenko, Sergey Lavrov also intends to discuss a wide range of issues of Russian-Turkish relations, reports the press service for the Russian Foreign Ministry.

By the information of the Turkish side, the discussed will be Nagorno Karabakh issue and opening of Armenian-Turkish borders. During the visit, the Russian Foreign Minister will be received by the President and Prime Minister, as well as Foreign Minister of Turkey-Abdullah Gul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ali Babacan.

The sides will also discuss interaction in the framework of the BSEC and other working Black Sea formats. After Turkey, Sergey Lavrov, accompanied by Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in the framework of his first official visit to Azerbaijan, will arrive in Baku.

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
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