Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold an official visit to Russia on January 12. Visiting Russia over the invitation of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Erdogan is expected to call Russia to be more active in the issue of resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh problem.

A range of issues, including energy, commerce, mutual investments, regional and international topics will be discussed in the meeting of Turkish and Russian Prime Ministers.

TURKEY WILL CALL RUSSIA TO BE MORE ACTIVE IN THE RESOLUTION OF KARABAKH PROBLEM

One of the most important clauses of the agenda of the meeting between Turkish and Russian Prime Ministers is establishment of peace and stability in Caucasus. Prime Ministers are expected to discuss Turkey’s proposal “Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform.” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to urge his Russian counterpart on intensification of Russian efforts towards resolution of the dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group continues its efforts to solve the problem. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan recently met several times to discuss resolution of the problem in the mediation of OSCE. Two leaders are expected to meet soon again.

RUSSIA BACKS TURKEY-ARMENIA NORMALIZATION

Speaking in the “Europe and Asia Media Forum” that is held by Ria Novosti news agency, Russian President Dimitry Medvedev said that Russia welcomes the process of normalization between Turkey and Armenia. He said that Russia supports resolution of the problems with negotiations and mutual respect.