ALIYEV: INITIATIVES OF TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN SERVES SETTLEMENT OF STABILITY & PEACE IN REGION
Anatolia News Agency
Sept 10 2008
Turkey
BAKU (A.A) -10.09.2008 -Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on
Wednesday that relations between Turkey and his country were on high
level, and the initiatives of the two country served settlement of
peace and stability in the region.
Holding a joint press conference with Turkish President Abdullah
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were energy and transportation projects which united Turkey and
Azerbaijan. Aliyev said that cooperation in energy, transportation
and other areas affected positively not only Turkey and Azerbaijan
but also the developments in the region.
Aliyev said that during his meeting with Gul they focused on the issue
of Upper Karabakh [Nagornyy Karabakh] which was under occupation of
Armenia and also regional developments. He added that stances of Turkey
and Azerbaijan towards the developments in the region were the same.
Aliyev said that Karabakh problem had not been solved yet, and this was
a danger both for Azerbaijan and the region. He added that Azerbaijan
wanted the problem to be solved soon.
Following the press conference, Aliyev hosted a dinner in honour of
Gul. Turkish Energy & Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler also
attended the dinner. Gul, then, departed from Azerbaijan.