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Azerbaijani-Turkish ties in focus

16 February 2015 12:04 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijani-Turkish ties in focus

Ali Hasanov, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, chairman of the National Commission on International Humanitarian Aid has met Alper Coskun, Turkish Ambassador Ismail, AzerTag state news agency reported.

The sides exchanged views on the state of refugees and IDPs in Azerbaijan, and future prospects for cooperation.

He noted that relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey are based on mutual respect and cooperation. “Today there are no two other countries in the world that have such close relations as Azerbaijan and Turkey,” Hasanov said.

“Our peoples are bound together by ties of history and fraternity. Our countries stand next to each others, which plays an important role,” he added.

Touching upon the Armenian-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Hasanov hailed Turkey’s supporting his country.

Ambassador Coskun said there was huge potential for the development of Azerbaijani-Turkish ties in all areas, particularly humanitarian one.

Azerbaijan-Turkey relations have always been strong due to a common culture and history and the mutual intelligibility of Turkish and Azerbaijani languages.

Turkey was the first country in the world to recognize Azerbaijan's independence in 1991 and has been a staunch supporter of Azerbaijan in its efforts to consolidate its independence, preserve its territorial integrity, and realize its economic potential that arise from the rich natural resources of the Caspian Sea.

Turkey also cut diplomatic ties and closed its border with Armenia after the country invaded Azerbaijan's territories.

Turkey set Armenia's withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions of Azerbaijan as a precondition for establishing diplomatic relations with the country.

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