Ambassador: Azerbaijan's investments in Turkey are not just for profit

Azerbaijani-Turkish relations are an example for all brotherly countries, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Turkey Rashad Mammadov said at an event dedicated to the 1st anniversary of the Karabakh Victory organized by the Union of Azerbaijani Businessmen in Turkey, Report informs.

The ambassador said that Azerbaijan's investments in Turkey are aimed not only at generating income but also at developing many areas, including the infrastructure of the brotherly country.

Evaluating this as one of the best examples of centuries-old brotherhood between the two nations, the diplomat said that Turkey demonstrated the same attitude and was closely involved in the reconstruction work carried out by the Azerbaijani state in the liberated territories.

"The two brotherly countries support each other's economies. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline makes a significant contribution to the economies of the two countries. In addition, the work done in the oil and natural gas sector, the established collaborations are the result of the unity of the two countries."

Stressing that strategic investments between Azerbaijan and Turkey will continue to serve the peoples of the two brotherly countries for centuries, the ambassador said it was based on the slogans of Azerbaijan's national leader Heydar Aliyev ( One Nation, Two States) and Turkey's great leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (Azerbaijan's joy is our joy, its sorrow is our sorrow).

Rashad Mammadov noted that the Shusha Declaration signed between the two countries on June 15 this year further supports the slogan "One nation, two states."

The ambassador said that a database would be created to guide the interaction of Turkish and Azerbaijani companies, and the Union of Azerbaijani Businessmen in Turkey would be closely involved in sharing this information with companies.