Babacan speaks with top foreign diplomats about georgia and the caucasus

Foreign Minister Ali Babacan yesterday made a series of telephone calls to top foreign diplomats to discuss recent developments in the Caucasus, and particularly Georgia. Babacan spoke with his US counterpart Condoleezza Rice, British counterpart David Miliband, German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, EU Term President France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn, EC Term President Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, and OSCE Term President Finland's Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb. During the conversations, Babacan reportedly stressed the importance that Turkey places on Georgia's territorial integrity.