POLITICS
AZERBAIJANI SPEAKER MEETS CHIEF OF TURKISH GENERAL STAFF
Speaker of Azerbaijan Parliament Ogtay Asadov met Thursday a Turkish delegation led by Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Army General Ilker Basbug.
Asadov said Azerbaijan-Turkey relations develop in all spheres, including in the military one.
The Speaker highly praised Turkey`s assistance to Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry.
“Azerbaijan has always felt Turkey`s support in its hour of need” Asadov said.
The Azeri Speaker praised the fact Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has made his first official visit to Turkey after his re-election.
Asadov welcomed Turkey`s efforts towards resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh problem within Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity.
General Basbug said his country supports settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity and based on principles and norms of the international law.
He said Turkey will always be side by side with Azerbaijan.