Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu attaches great importance to Russian Prime-Minister Vladimir Putin’s impending visit to Turkey, as nourishes a hope this visit will improve Turkish-Armenian relations, Turkish Zaman informs. Besides, Davutoglu considers that Moscow is of primary importance for Armenia-Azerbaijan relations’ improvement in Nagorno-Karabakh issue.

“Moscow supports Yerevan-Ankara rapprochement, acting as a positive part also in Armenia-Azerbaijan dialogue reconciliation,” Davutoglu stated

As to Ankara-Moscow relations, Davutoglu said: “It is not a futile playing, if we establish relations with EU, it should not reflect our relations with Russia.” Foreign Minister does not consider Russia a country that Turkey has contradictions with, but as a neighbor, it has trade relations totaling $38 bln.

The Prime-Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey in August, 2009. His Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed about this visit first, during the July 8 meeting in Ankara with Patriarch Kirill II of Moscow and All Russia.