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By Laman Ismayilova

The government of Turkey has ratified a protocol on technical cooperation with Azerbaijan, Resmi Gazete reported.

The document was signed within the framework of the 5th meeting of Turkey-Azerbaijan High Level Strategic Cooperation Council.

The protocol stipulates development of socio - economic relations and technical cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Moreover, Turkey takes on the obligation to ensure costs and material needs of the Baku office of Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA).

The protocol was signed for a period of five years, with the possibility of prolongation for the same period.

Turkey was the first state 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 arising from the rich natural resources of the Caspian Sea.

For 25 years, Turkey and Azerbaijan jointly implemented such large-scale projects as the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline.

Such gigantic projects as the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) are other major projects being realized by the two.

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