Turkish PM reveals agenda of Baku visit
By Amina Nazarli
Some details of Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim’s upcoming Baku visit were revealed.
Talking at a press conference about his visit to Azerbaijan, the
27th Prime Minister of Turkey informed the journalists about the
issues to be discussed between Ankara and Baku.
He said the two sides will discuss a number of important questions
regarding energy sector including Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline
(TANAP) and Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway.
In addition to energy issues, they will touch issues upon the situation in the South Caucasus and the development of bilateral relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Binali Yildirim was appointed to the post of Prime Minister of Turkey on May 20.
The Baku visit will be the first foreign visit of Yildirim as Prime Minister.
Yildirim earlier announced the names of ministers to accompany him during the visit to Azerbaijan. Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Tugrul Turkesh, Finance Minister Naci Agbal and Forestry and Water Minister Veysel Eroglu will accompany Yildirim during his visit.
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 the economic potential that arises from the rich natural resources of the Caspian Sea.
Turkey is one of the main trade partners of Azerbaijan. Trade
turnover between Azerbaijan and Turkey amounted to $388.9 million
in January-April 2016, some 303.5 million of which fell in the
import of Turkish products, according to the Azerbaijan’s State
Customs Committee.
Turkey mainly exports to Azerbaijan products of iron and steel, as
well as a variety of finished products, electronics, furniture,
plastic products. A total of 85 percent of imports from Azerbaijan
to Turkey accounted for the natural gas share.
In addition to natural gas, Turkey imports from Azerbaijan non-ferrous metals, chemical industry products and plastic products.
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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on
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