Declaration following the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran

Baku/20.12.17/Turan: Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran are determined to strengthen cooperation in countering various forms and manifestations of terrorism, separatism, violent extremism, transnational organized crime, illegal migration, reads the joint declaration by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran, adopted at the end of the trilateral meeting in Baku. The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran have resolutely declared that they do not allow the use of the territories of their countries for the threat of security against each other, have sharply condemned the support from outside of separatism.

Baku, Ankara and Tehran also agreed to take steps to implement new joint projects in energy, transport, banking, telecommunications, industry, agriculture, tourism and the environment, strengthening economic and trade cooperation and investment. The ministers also expressed their readiness to expand commercial cooperation in the oil and gas and petrochemical sectors. -06B-