Ankara comments on the results of the first meeting of the "3 + 3" format

The participants of the first meeting of the Consultative Regional Platform "3 + 3", held yesterday in Moscow, noted the need for practical steps to develop cooperation in the South Caucasus in the light of the common interests of the states of the region. This message was spread by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

It says that the participants of the meeting, co-chaired by the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran, Russia and Turkey, had a fruitful and comprehensive exchange of views on deepening cooperation in the region.

"The participants in the consultations agreed on the priority of trade, economy, transport, culture and the humanitarian sphere as part of efforts to ensure an atmosphere of trust, which will strengthen peace and stability in the region", Anadolu quotes the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

In addition, the Turkish Foreign Ministry added, all parties spoke in favor of maintaining a flexible format of the platform's work, and also expressed their hope for Tbilisi's upcoming participation in meetings of the "3 + 3" format.

The message also specifies that the conditions for the further operation of the mechanism will be established within the framework of discussions at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of its participants.