TAYYIP ERDOGAN LEAVES FOR AZERBAIJAN TO LIQUIDATE TENSION OBSERVED IN TURKISH-AZERI RELATIONS

NOYAN TAPAN
MAY 5, 2009
ANKARA

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan leaves for Azerbaijan on
May 12.

According to Turkish media, one of the main goals of Turkish Prime
Minister’s visit is to liquidate the tension that emerged in the
Turkish-Azeri relations due to the shifts observed in the relations
with Armenia.

According to some information, Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Azeri
President Ilham Aliyev on May 13, then will leave for Poland on an
official visit on May 14. And the Turkish Prime Minister will meet
with RF Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on May 16 in Sochi.