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Eurasian economic summit starts in Turkey

10 April 2013 16:20 (UTC+04:00)
Eurasian economic summit starts in Turkey

The 16th Eurasian Economic Summit organised by the Marmara Group Foundation of Turkey started in Istanbul on Wednesday, TRT Haber TV channel said.

Azerbaijan was represented by head of Political and Public Affairs Department at the Presidential Administration Ali Hasanov and Education Minister Misir Mardanov.

A letter from Turkish President Abdullah Gul to the participants was read out at the opening ceremony. It emphasises the position of the Eurasian region in the world arena and its role in the processes taking place in the world.

"Against the background of the processes taking place in the region and all over the world today, it is most necessary to strengthen cooperation and coordination in all regional issues," the president wrote in the letter.

The two-day summit will be attended by representatives of 42 countries.

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