AZERBAIJANI FM VISITS TURKEY

Yerkir
25.12.2009 14:43
Yerevan

Yerevan (Yerkir) – Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
started an official visit to Turkey on December 25.

Mammadyarov will have meetings with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet
Davutoglu, Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin, Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul.

The issues on the cooperation prospects between Azerbaijan and Turkey
will be in the limelight in the course of the talks. The officials
will exchange views on regional issues of mutual interest, including
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

"Azerbaijani Foreign Minister’s visit to Turkey will be a good
opportunity in the context of political will expression at a
high level, directed to the promotion of mutual understanding and
solidarity," Turkish Foreign Ministry report reads. According to some
data, the protocol on lifting visa restrictions between the two states
will be signed in the course of the visit.