Baku/19.08.19/Turan: On the initiative of the Turkish Institute for Russian Studies (RUSEN), on August 21, Ankara will host a Forum of cooperation between Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan in the field of energy and transport.
According to RUSEN, the event will be held at Yildirim Beyazit University. The forum will bring together representatives of the expert community of the three countries, who will discuss ways to deepen regional cooperation and solve problems in the energy and transport sectors.
Russian political scientist Sergei Markov noted the importance and effectiveness of the tripartite format of the upcoming forum to address the challenges to interstate cooperation.
Three sessions will be organized as part of the one-day forum. -02D-
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