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By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, Ramil Hasanov, Azertac reported.

The sides expressed satisfaction with the development of cooperation between the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States and Azerbaijan, exchanged views on a number of questions.

Noting that Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic, will host the 6th Summit of the Organization in November, Hasanov said that questions of cooperation in political, economic, social, humanitarian and other spheres would become primary subjects of discussions of the member states.

The Secretary General emphasized that Turkey highly appreciates the resolute political line backed by the countries of Turkic Council against attempt of military revolution in Turkey and solidarity of the Turkic people.

The sides further discussed the question of carrying out informal meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of member states within the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Hasanov informed on the organization of youth festival jointly by the Turkic Council together with the Azerbaijani Youth and Sport Ministry on September 27 in Ganja in connection with election of Ganja as the European Youth Capital-2016, carrying out by Azerbaijan in November meetings of the ministers of information and communication technologies as a new sphere of cooperation.

Noting the persistent support rendered by Azerbaijan to the activities of Turkic Council, Mammadyarov emphasized that Azerbaijan within the organization will continue to contribute development of practical and field cooperation.

At the meeting, in the focus were also the questions of obtaining by Turkic Council of the observer status at the UN, expansion of contacts with other international organizations and fight against terrorism.

The Turkic Council was established in 2009 as an international intergovernmental organization, with the overarching aim of promoting comprehensive cooperation among Turkic-speaking countries. Its four founding member is Azerbaijan.

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