AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY: WAYS OF EXPANSION OF TRADE UNIONS DISCUSSED
[September 16, 2006, 11:24:39]

On 15 September, Chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions of
Azerbaijan (ACTU) Sattar Mehbaliyev met with the visiting delegation
of Turkey led by minister of labor and social security of this country
Murat Bashesgioglu.

S. Mehbaliyev informed the guests on activity of the Azerbaijan Trade
Unions and the historical way passed by them, noting bitter
consequences of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the
work carried out by the management of country on peace settlement, the
support of Turkish Republic in this field.

With great satisfaction having ascertained expansion of bilateral
links between two countries in the field of social security,
realization of joint international projects, their performance on the
international actions from common position, chairman of ACTU has once
again stressed value of the contacts established with trade unions of
brotherly Turkey.

The Minister of Labor and Social Security of Turkey Murat Bashesgioglu
has expressed gratitude for warm reception, satisfaction with the
brotherly and friendly relations between two countries. He noted that
multilateral relations between trade unions are worth of
attention. Having emphasized, that development of cooperation between
the governments of Azerbaijan and Turkey in the field of social
security represents special value, M. Bashesgioglu said: `Our
cooperation plays special role in maintenance of the social and
economic rights of workers. Turkish minister has in detail told about
the work carried out by structure headed by him in connection with the
social rights of workers.