Erdogan, Macron mull establishing cooperation platform in sextet format

"During our meeting, French President Emmanuel Macron raised the issues regarding the situation in the South Caucasus," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said upon return from the 2021 G-20 Rome summit, Report informs.

"We said that we were there last week, and now positive steps are being taken in the South Caucasus, and our brother Ilham Aliyev is determined to continue these positive steps. He even met with Nikol Pashinyan.

"The issue of establishing a cooperation platform in the sextet format in the region was discussed at the meeting. If Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Georgia and Armenia all agree, we will have created a peace platform here. We want this to happen. If this happens, it will be effective," Erdogan said.