Erdogan, Nazarbayev and Kvirikashvili go to Baku
Ankara / 27.10.17 / Turan: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Azerbaijan on October 30-31 to participate in the opening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway (BTC), the press service of the head of the Turkish state reported. Erdogan, along with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Georgian Prime Minister Georgy Kvirikashvili, will attend the opening ceremony of the BTK on October 30. In addition, a meeting of the Azerbaijan-Turkey High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council will be held on October 31, chaired by the Presidents of the two countries. During the talks, the issues of the regional and international agenda, including the Karabakh conflict, will be discussed. It is also planned to sign a number of bilateral documents, the report said. It should also be noted that the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will arrive in the capital of Azerbaijan to participate in the opening ceremony of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway. -02D-
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