As Chairman of CE Ministers’ Council, Turkey will focus its attention on “frozen conflicts,” Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told a press conference held jointly with CE Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland and Foreign Minister of Macedonia Antonio Milososki. The CE policy and activities will embrace the conflicts as well, Minister Davutoglu said, speaking of Turkey’s possible contribution to the settlement of “frozen conflicts.”

Turkey wants Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve their problem by means of negotiations and on the basis of mutual respect.

Turkey is taking over the chairmanship of the CE Ministers’ Committee from Macedonia on Nov. 10.