Gul Meets Azerbaijani, Armenian Counterparts

"It is better not to limit these meetings to Karabagh," said Oskanyan. "We should also discuss economic and commercial issues. Let Turkey remain at the helm. It connects the South Caucasus to Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). We must continue these meetings. We should include Georgia in this process as well."

Gul offered his support in return, "NATO and the European Union (EU) seek a new vision for the South Caucasus. This must be backed up by countries in the region."

Upon this, Oskanyan said, "We should bring in new perspectives in order to catch up with the developments around us."

Gul responded, "Do not expect the border gate to be reopened at this stage."

Ankara gave the message "to proceed, even if it is with small steps." Diplomatic sources evaluated the meeting as the most successful yet. The sources report that the fourth round of the meetings would be held in September in New York.