January 30, 2010, Turkish President Abdullah Gul had a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, Turkish Beyazgazete website reports.

The Turkish leader voiced his concern over the RA Constitutional Court’s decision on the Armenian-Russian Protocols. According to him, Armenia’s steps run counter to the spirit of the Protocols. He asked RF President to step up the efforts in this process to prevent negative consequences.

Russia views Turkey’s efforts to establish peace in the Caucasus and neither side is going to deviate from the Protocols, the Russian leader said. He promised his Turkish counterpart that Russian will thoroughly discuss the issue with Armenia.

The Kremlin press service reports, the Presidents discussed Russian-Turkish cooperation and international affairs.

Referring to the situation in Transcaucasia, President Gul expressed his appreciation of Russia’s contribution to the international efforts to achieve progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. The two leaders confirmed the agreement on the RF President’s visit to Turkey this May.

L.A.