TURKEY’S AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN: "AZERBAIJAN IS A GATE TO MIDDLE
ASIA FOR THE WHOLE WORLD"

Today.Az June 24 2008 Azerbaijan

Turkey is ready to assist Azerbaijan in NATO accession", said
Turkey’s ambassador to Azerbaijan Khulusi Kilich, according to
Novosti-Azerbaijan.

"Azerbaijan is a window to Middle Asia for the whole world and Turkey
for Azerbaijan is a door to the world", noted he, speaking at the
conference "Integration of Azerbaijan into the Euroatlantic area and
democratic elections".

The ambassador noted that despite hard economic situation and
occupation of its territories, Azerbaijan has managed to attain
significant achievements on the way to democratization. He voiced
confidence that the upcoming presidential elections would be
democratic.

As for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Kilich noted that Turkey is for
peaceful resolution of the conflict in the framework of territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan.

In turn, Azerbaijan’s envoy in NATO Kamil Khasiyev noted that
Azerbaijan-NATO cooperation covers different spheres. Individual
Partnership Actions Plan with NATO is intensifying each year.

"Azerbaijan takes part in over 250 NATO events. This is among
the highest indicators in the world and among the South Caucasus
states. Azerbaijan holds over 50 arrangements in the framework of
cooperation with NATO", announced the ambassador.

He also stressed great achievements, attained by Azerbaijan since
May of this year, that is since the start of IPAP implementation.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress