On 3 December the Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu arrived in Baku with an official visit to Baku. He is accompanied by the head of the Service of National Intelligence Hakan Fidan, head of the Foreign Ministry Firudin Sinirlioglu, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek and Yalcin Akdogan, Agriculture Minister Faruk Celik, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak, the Minister of Culture and Tourism Mahir Unal, Transport Minister Binali Yildirim. The program of the two-day visit provides the meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, and speech at the University of ADA. On the eve of the visit Davutoglu told the Turkish media that a discussion of deepening bilateral ties is not associated with the crisis in the Russian-Turkish relations. At the same time, he stressed that Turkey will continue to support Azerbaijan. "The two brotherly countries share a common culture and history. The liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan is one of the most important issues for us," said the Turkish prime minister. Davutoglu also stressed the need for implementation of energy projects between the two countries. -03D-
2015 December 03 (Thursday) 14:09:03
The Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on December 3-4, the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported.
During the visit, Davutoglu will hold talks with President Ilham Aliyev face to face and with the participation of delegations.
In addition, a meeting will be arranged with the Azerbaijani Prime Minister Arthur Rasizadeh.
The meetings and talks will be dedicated to regional issues, bilateral relations and the Karabakh conflict, the agency said.
Many experts predict that the main theme of the meetings in Baku will be the aggravation of Turkish-Russian relations and ways to improve them. As is known, official Baku has offered to mediate in the normalization of these relations after the destruction of the Russian Su-24 bomber aircraft, which violated the airspace of Turkey.
In addition, the parties will consider the likely reorientation to Azerbaijan of the transport routes from Turkey to Central Asia, which are still going through Russia. -02D-
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