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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of the newly-appointed ambassador of Turkey to Baku, Erkan Ozoral, on October 20, Azertac reported.

The ambassador reviewed a guard of honor, and presented his credentials to President Ilham Aliyev.

President Aliyev then had a conversation with the ambassador.

The head of state hailed the fact that Erkan Ozoral has previously worked in Azerbaijan and will continue his activities as an ambassador to the country.

President Aliyev expressed his confidence that the ambassador will spare no efforts to further develop Azerbaijan-Turkey bilateral relations.

The president recalled with pleasure his meeting with Turkish President Pecep Tayyip Erdogan at the World Energy Summit which was recently held in Istanbul. Saying Azerbaijan and Turkey were the closest countries on a global scale in terms of historical ties and today's realities, the head of state noted that our work is to further develop this relationship both on international arena and in the bilateral format and to strengthen this unity.

The newly-appointed ambassador hailed excellent relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, saying they reached the level of strategic cooperation and were based on brotherly ties.

He thanked President Aliyev for supporting his country during the attempted coup d`etat in Turkey on July 15.

The ambassador said his country has always strived to elevate its brotherly relations with Azerbaijan to a higher level.

Ozoral said he was honored to take up his mission as an ambassador to Azerbaijan, adding he will do his utmost to contribute to strengthening the bilateral ties.

They further discussed prospects for the development of the bilateral relations in a variety of areas, including transport, tourism, construction, agriculture and healthcare.

Ozoral replaced Ismail Alper Coskun in this position. Earlier, Ozoral served as Deputy Director General at Turkish Foreign Ministry. In 2006, he was an adviser to the ambassador at the Turkish embassy in Baku.

The envoy was received by Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on October 13.

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