ANKARA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Wednesday that Turkey and Azerbaijan are dealing with the problems of Caucasia in a brave manner altogether.

    Speaking at a joint press conference following his talks with visiting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Gul said that "Caucasian leaders display the will to resolve problems in various platforms. This is a very positive development."

    "It is in the interest of all in the Caucasus to develop cooperation. Within this framework, Turkey proposed the Caucasus cooperation and stability platform. A climate of understanding viadialog will help resolve problems in the Caucasus. I can state that a new process began to solve the Karabagh problem," Gul stressed.

    Reminding that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsian signed a joint document in Russia recently, Gul said that Turkey supports the dialog process that began in Moscow.

    Gul said that he also discussed energy matters, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum natural gas pipeline with Azerbaijani president Aliyev.

    "These great projects are open to the whole region and will bring peace and stability," Gul noted.

    "Bilateral relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan continue at the highest level possible," continued Gul.

    For his part, Aliyev said Turkey's proposal on Caucasus stability and cooperation platform was of great importance for restoration of peace in the region.

    The relations between the two countries contributed to peace, cooperation and stability in the region, Aliyev said.

    The "issues between Azerbaijan and Armenia should be solved firstly. Azerbaijan expects a fair solution. We are glad that Turkey exerted great efforts on this matter and I believe that Turkey's initiatives will yield favorable outcomes," he concluded.