Baku hosts meeting of Azerbaijani and Turkish foreign ministers - UPDATED

Baku. 19 July. REPORT.AZ/ Baku has today hosted the one-on-one meeting of Azerbaijani and Turkish Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammadyarov and Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

Report informs, the meeting was held within the framework of the fourth trilateral meeting of Azerbaijani, Turkish and Turkmen Foreign Ministers.

During the meeting, the sides will mull the prospects of development of the bilateral cooperation, regional prospects and other issues of mutual interest. 

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Baku. 19 July. REPORT.AZ/ At the meeting, the sides expressed their satisfaction with the high level of political dialogue and development in all spheres of cooperation between the two brotherly states. It was noted that the Azerbaijani-Turkish cooperation is a crucial factor with a stabilizing impact on the situation in the region, and in this regard, the results of the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council, including its last meeting, were highly appreciated. It was also noted that the Azerbaijani company successfully participates with the Turkish contingent in the peace mission in Afghanistan.

Report informs, discussions on the negotiation process on the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were held and it was stressed that the continuation of Armenia's aggression against Azerbaijan and occupation of its territories remains a serious threat to regional peace and security.

Ministers also expressed confidence that cooperation between the two countries within the framework of international and regional organizations are highly appreciated and that will contribute to the development of initiatives and support for the interests of both countries.

An important role of the Azerbaijan-Turkey Intergovernmental Joint Economic Commission was noted in ensuring sustainable, stable and long-term development of trade and economic relations was stressed. The importance of advancement of bilateral and transit transport opportunities (railway, water and automobile) in the development of bilateral trade and economic relations, as well as the soonest completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project was highlighted.

It was also gladly noted that implementation of TANAP project continues successfully in accordance with the time schedule.