Relations with Turkey are a priority of the foreign policy of Azerbaijan. This was announced by President Ilham Aliyev yesterday, during the meeting in Ankara with Turkish President Abdullah Gul.
"Turkey is the closest to us, friendly, brotherly and allied country. Over the past years, this alliance has risen to a new level. Today, the Turkish-Azerbaijani relations have become an important factor not only for our country but also for the region and the world. The Turkish-Azerbaijani unity is the key factor of regional security and stability," said Aliyev.
"The stronger today is Turkey, the more confident will feel Azerbaijan. We are very pleased that even in the crisis years Turkey has managed to strengthen economic and political stability. Turkey's economy is developing successfully and all its initiatives are implemented. Today Turkey is a center of power on a global scale," he said.
Regarding economic cooperation, Aliyev noted the growth of mutual investments.
In the next five years Azerbaijani investments in the amount of 15-17 billion dollars will be invested in the Turkish economy, said Aliyev.
In the framework of the official visit to Turkey, Aliyev got acquainted with the aerospace industry company. In particular, the heads of state observed the flight of the training aircraft Hurkush and the attack helicopter T129.
President Ilham Aliyev was informed of the unmanned aircraft ANKA. It was noted that the space group of the aerospace company in Turkey carried out the construction of the military satellite Geyturk-1 and the first Turkish satellite to study the earth Geyturk-2. Additionally, since 1987, the company has manufactured the combat aircraft F-16. -06B-
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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