Azer Tag, Azerbaijan
Feb 7 2005
TRADITIONAL FRIENDLY AND FRATERNAL RELATIONS BETWEEN AZERBAIJAN AND
TURKEY DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN
PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVES DELEGATION HEADED BY
CHAIRMAN OF GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TURKEY BULENT ARINC
[February 07, 2005, 23:14:02]
President of Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev has received the
delegation headed by Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of
Turkey (GNAT) Bulent Arinc, February 7.
Warmly greeting the guests, Head of the Azerbaijan State said:
“Esteemed Mr. Chairman,
“Dear guests,
Dear friends,
I cordially welcome all of you and say: “ Welcome to Azerbaijan”.
Visit of your delegation to Azerbaijan testifies to very high level
of our bilateral relations. We perfectly cooperate in all areas.
Friendly, brotherly relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan every day
develop and become stronger. We very much want that these links were
shown in all spheres, developed more actively, more dynamically. We
carry out successful enough cooperation in political, economic and
humanitarian areas, and our traditionally friendly, brotherly
connections rapidly develop.
Certainly, in this case I would like to emphasize especially also my
official visit to Turkey and its results. The visit was extremely
successful and we met within the framework of this visit. I have
carried out meetings, and have acted also in Grand National Assembly
of Turkey. This visit and other events once again testify to
development of relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan. We are the
closest allies. It is very glad, that the relations develop both in
economic and political spheres.
Lately numerous Turkish delegations of various level have come to
Azerbaijan. Besides, the Turkish-Azerbaijan business-forum has been
conducted, and I have joined the action and was convinced of as far
as the level of mutual interest is high.
We welcome the arrival here of the Turkish businessmen. Opportunities
existing here are open for them, and we aspire to the further
strengthening of our relations in economic, political and other
areas.
Also deserved are the links between Great National Assembly of Turkey
and Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan, mutual visits are carried out. I
repeatedly met here the Turkish deputies and I welcome these visits.
I especially welcome your visit. I want to thank once again you for
hospitality rendered to me in Turkey. It is confident that your visit
to Azerbaijan will be very successful. Azerbaijan is your country,
your native land. In turn, I also wish that you felt like at home.
That all our friends, brothers have carried out here fruitful days.
Once again I warmly welcome you”.
Expressing to President Ilham Aliyev deep gratitude for warm
reception and kind words, Chairman of the Great National Assembly of
Turkey Bulent Arinc has told:
“Dear President, I am very grateful to You for pleasant words, for
rendered reception. Many thanks.
We are in this remarkable, brotherly country on the invitation of the
Chairman of Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan, esteemed Murtuz Alaskarov. We
are very glad to this. We have arrived in Azerbaijan with five
deputies of our Assembly. We have met esteemed Chairman of
parliament, members of group of friendship. And now we are on your
reception. We have arrived in Azerbaijan – to our friends and
brothers, therefore, we do not feel like on the foreign land”.
Further, Mr. Bulent Arinc said: “We are very grateful to You for the
work done in Azerbaijan, for your merits, that have achieved the
highest development of relations with Turkey. With feeling of deep
respect I want to honor memory of your father, the outstanding
statesman of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev. Everything that has been made
by him today gives fruits. You, as his son and as the President of
Azerbaijan, also serve this country. Our Assembly, our Prime
Minister, and all our friends convey You greetings and love.
We were very glad when in April last year during your visit to Turkey
you came to our Assembly and have made speech. All our friends till
now with deep excitement, feeling of boundless pride recollect your
speech in Assembly on April 14. Today, we have really felt eternal
brotherhood and friendship of Azerbaijan”.
Then, having presented members of delegation, Mr. Bulent Arinc has
conveyed to the President of Azerbaijan greetings of 550 deputies of
the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and has told: “Turkey and
Azerbaijan are eternal friends. Wit our culture, belief, cohesion,
going back into centuries, we were support for each other, gave each
other force.”
Mr. Bulent Arinc said as the fist state to recognize independence of
Azerbaijan we feel boundless pride. And we support the fair cause of
Azerbaijan. WE wish Azerbaijan rapidly release its lands under form
occupation. Our states and governments back each other on the
international organizations. We have joint goals in the world policy.
We are confident that under your strong will the Nagorno- Karabakh
problem will find its just resolution.
Speaking of the Turkish businessmen and investors, the GNAT Chairman
said they make every effort to improve welfare of the Azerbaijani
people. Then, the Turkish Speaker expressed gratitude for provided
conditions for the Turkish businessmen.
Addressing the guest, President of the Azerbaijan Republic Ilham
Aliyev requested to pass his heartfelt greetings to the President and
Premier of Turkey. The Azerbaijan-Turkey relations have acquired a
strategic partnership level, he underlined. We are always together.
We meet and we have close relations. And, of course we often discuss
the most painful problem of Azerbaijan – the Armenian-Azerbaijan,
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and share our views on world policy. We
every time feel this support by Turkey, President Ilham Aliyev
stressed.
President of Azerbaijan reminded of cooperation between the two
countries in regional and international level, noting the leading
role of Turkey and Azerbaijan in the region. ”We are one nation, two
states. Turkey and Azerbaijan are one and the same in all
internationals actions. And we shall further support each other.”
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Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Turkey Mammad Aliyev, ambassador of
Turkey in Baku Turan Morali and other officials took part at the
reception.
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