AZERBAIJANI-TURKISH TIES IN FOCUS

AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Feb 16 2015

16 February 2015, 12:04 (GMT+04:00)

Ali Hasanov, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, chairman of the
National Commission on International Humanitarian Aid has met Alper
Coskun, Turkish Ambassador Ismail, AzerTag state news agency reported.

The sides exchanged views on the state of refugees and IDPs in
Azerbaijan, and future prospects for cooperation.

He noted that relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey are based on
mutual respect and cooperation. “Today there are no two other countries
in the world that have such close relations as Azerbaijan and Turkey,”
Hasanov said.

“Our peoples are bound together by ties of history and fraternity. Our
countries stand next to each others, which plays an important role,”
he added.

Touching upon the Armenian-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
Hasanov hailed Turkey’s supporting his country.

Ambassador Coskun said there was huge potential for the development of
Azerbaijani-Turkish ties in all areas, particularly humanitarian one.

Azerbaijan-Turkey relations have always been strong due to a common
culture and history and the mutual intelligibility of Turkish and
Azerbaijani languages.

Turkey was the first country in the world to recognize Azerbaijan’s
independence in 1991 and has been a staunch supporter of Azerbaijan in
its efforts to consolidate its independence, preserve its territorial
integrity, and realize its economic potential that arise from the
rich natural resources of the Caspian Sea.

Turkey also cut diplomatic ties and closed its border with Armenia
after the country invaded Azerbaijan’s territories.

Turkey set Armenia’s withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh and seven
surrounding regions of Azerbaijan as a precondition for establishing
diplomatic relations with the country.