Interfax, Russia
May 5 2009

Baku, Ankara should jointly protect their interests – Azeri deputy FM

BAKU May 5

Azerbaijan and Turkey should work together to protect their interests,
Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told journalists on Tuesday.

Commenting to journalists on Azeri President Ilham Aliyev’s statement
that there are a number of questions Azerbaijan had for Turkey, Azimov
said that he received some answers during his visit to Ankara. "Some
questions were answered, some should be clarified, but the main thing
is that we should arrange joint work together with Turkey so that the
interests of the two states are secured," Azimov said.

Azerbaijan and Turkey have the same interests: regional security
should be guaranteed and Armenia should recognize the territorial
integrity of neighboring states and liberate the occupied territories,
the deputy minister said.