FOREIGN MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN MEETS WITH TURKISH PRESIDENT IN ANKARA

Azer Tag, Azerbaijan
Feb 10 2005

[February 10, 2005, 21:30:16]

Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov, who arrived February
10 in Ankara at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Abdullah
Gul, was received on the same day by President of the country Ahmet
Necdet Sezer.

Minister E. Mammadyarov conveyed to the Turkish President greetings
and invitation to visit Baku from President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev,
and updated him on his official visit to Ankara.

For his part, President Ahmet Necdet Sezer asked the Minister pass
on his greetings to President Ilham Aliyev, and noted that social
and political processes taking place in Azerbaijan are in the focus
of his constant attention.

The meeting was also focused on a number of political, economic and
cultural issues including those related to the Armenia-Azerbaijan,
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan
oil and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipelines, Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway,
as well as some regional and international problems.