Turkish Press
June 6 2008

Turkey Is A Strategical Ally Of Azerbaijan, Aliyev
Published: 6/5/2008

NAKHICHEVAN – Azerbaijan’s President said on Wednesday that Turkey and
his country had similar stances towards all issues. Turkish Premier
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan held a
joint press conference following their tete-a-tete meeting in
Nakhichevan.

Pointing to the historical and social importance of his meeting with
Erdogan, Aliyev said, "Azerbaijan and Turkey’s opinions on all issues
completely tally with each other".

"Turkey played an important role for Nakhichevan, especially during
the crisis in 1990’s when the region was under siege (of Armenia),"
Aliyev also said.

He said that economic and political issues, as well as joint projects
were discussed during his talks with Erdogan.

Aliyev said they exchanged views regarding the status of oil and
natural gas pipelines and the Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway project during
the meeting.

"Turkey is a strategical ally for Azerbaijan," Aliyev said, adding
that his country was quite pleased with Turkey’s efforts aiming at the
lifting of the embargo over Nakhichevan.