MURAT MERCAN: "TURKISH PARLIAMENT WILL NOT TAKE A STEP THAT WILL TROUBLE AZERBAIJANI PEOPLE"

APA
Oct 28 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev – APA. The delegation led by Chairman of
the Turkish Parliament’s Commission of Foreign Affairs Murat Mercan
visited Heydar Aliyev’s grave in the Alley of Honors, APA reports.

Murat Mercan told journalists that they met with Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev. Expressing their pleasure to visit Azerbaijan, Murat
Mercan said they witnessed once more that Azerbaijan and Turkey are
"one nation, two states".

"The aim of the visit is to strengthen the interparliamentary
relations, meet with Azerbaijani President and express the position
of Turkish parliament," he said.

Murat Mercan said they are pleased that Turkish flag fly at Turkish
Martyrs’ Lane.

Asked when the commission of foreign affairs will discuss the protocols
signed between Turkey and Armenia, Murat Mercan said: "We determine
the date of the discussion of the protocols. Now our commission has
agreements awaiting discussion since 2000. There is no time limit
to sign these protocols. We have always said that Turkish parliament
will not take a step that will trouble Azerbaijani people.

You should be sure," he said.

Following this, the delegation visited Martyrs’ Alley and Turkish
Martyrs’ Lane.

Murat Mercan said it is proud to see Turkish and Azerbaijani flags
flying at Turkish Martyrs’ Lane again.

Member of the delegation, MP from the National Movement Party (MHP)
Senol Bal told journalists that no force can stir up discord between
Azerbaijan and Turkey.

"No one can do it. We will not allow it," he said.

Senol Bal noted that MHP protests against signing of the protocols
between Turkey and Armenia.

The delegation includes chairman of Turkish parliament’s foreign
affairs commission Murat Mercan (AKP, Eskisehir), Saban Dishli (AKP,
Sakarya), Zeynep Dagi (AKP, Ankara), Fevzi Sanverdi (AKP, Hatay),
Abdullah Caliskan (AKP, Kirsehir), Mehmet Cerci (AKP, Manisa), Ahmet
Deniz Bolukbasi (MHP, Ankara) and Senol Bal (MHP, Izmir).

>From the Turkish Foreign Ministry the delegation includes ambassador
Akin Algan, the deputy director of the ministry’s department for
Caucasus and Central Asia Ahmet Rza Demirer, representatives of
the parliament’s foreign affairs and protocol department Kurshat
Sariarslan, Bulent Erten and Hatice Er Ars.

The delegation will today hold a meeting in the Azerbaijani
parliament’s international and interparliamentary relations committee.

Moreover, the delegation will visit Ataturk Center. On October 29,
the parliamentarians will hold meetings in the Foreign Ministry and
participate in the reception given by the Turkish embassy in Gulustan
Palace on the occasion of the Republic Day. The delegation will return
to Ankara on October 30.