About the visit of Ilham Aliyev to Turkey (UPDATED)

The program of the official visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Turkey that started on 11 November includes talks with the head of the Turkish state, Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Gul will present the state award of Turkey - the Sign of the State order to President Aliyev.

During the visit, chaired by Erdogan and Aliyev, the third meeting of the High Level Strategic Cooperation will be held.

Meanwhile, the Turkish news agency Dogan announced the cancellation of the planned involving Aliyev ceremony of laying a new container port Petkim in Izmir, as well as an industrial and technical lyceum named after Heydar Aliyev.

According to the agency, the meetings were moved from Izmir to the capital city of Ankara. -03D06-

2013 November 11 (Monday) 23:37:53

The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on November 11 starts an official visit to Turkey, the site of the head of state said.

The timing of the visit has not been reported. According to unofficial information, the visit will continue until November 13. 

This is the first official visit of Aliyev after he entered a third presidential term. -06D -