YEREVAN (Tert.am), April 27—The Karabakh problem is going to be one of the main problems to be raised during the visit of the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to Ankara, which is planned in May. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu discussed this at the most recent plenary session of the Parliament of Turkey.

“During Medvedev’s visit, the Azerbaijani territories will be among the main questions. This problem is always on our agenda. From now on, Turkey and Azerbaijan will coordinate their steps. Nothing can harm Turkey’s relations with Azerbaijan,” said the minister.

Davutoglu said that he hoped the relations between Armenia and Turkey and Azerbaijan would be settled.

Ahmed Davutoglu also noted that the status quo in the Caucasus isn’t beneficiary for any of the parties.

“We cannot say: ‘Let the status quo remain.’ Most likely, we will feel comfortable for some time… But for our children we will leave the Caucasus full of problems, Davutoglu said.

“We are really interested in what’s going on in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. When Russia and Iran raise the question of the Caucasus, it concerns us, too.

“For this reason, we do not want the Caucasus to remain in the status quo, because it isn’t beneficiary for Turkey, Armenia, our sister Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran or any other country. But no one made any serious moves to change this status. Our goal is to change this status in the right direction,”  he said.

Davutoglu also noted that the process has already started and the goal is to establish stability and peace in the Caucasus.

Translated from Russian by Yerevan Report

Photo caption: Ahmed Davutoglu