OFFICIAL NEWS
PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV WITH PRESIDENT OF TURKEY AHMET NECDET SEZER MEET IN PRIVATE
The Turkish President expressed satisfaction with the participation of his Azerbaijani counterpart in the NATO summit and especially stressed the importance of such meetings. Mr. Ahmet Necdet Sezer pointed out that the steadily expanding Turkey-Azerbaijan relations are developing both in political and economic spheres in line with the two countries' interests. He also shared his views on the Northern Cyprus related problems.
Having expressed his gratitude to the Turkish President for the warm meeting, President Ilham Aliyev emphasized that it was great honor to him to stay in Istanbul in the framework of the NATO Summit, and pointed to the high level organization of the event. The Head of Azerbaijan also State touched upon development of bilateral relations between the two countries. He noted in particular that construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline is going on as scheduled, and the timely finishing of the project would considerably benefit booth sides.
The parties also mentioned benefits from implementation of the oil strategy initiated by nationwide leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev, and his invaluable merits in bringing Turkey-Azerbaijan relationship up to the existing level.
In addition, the Presidents exchanged views on international and regional issues of mutual interest including peaceful settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. In this connection, President of Turkey Ahmet Necdet Sezer reaffirmed his country’s consistent and constant support for Azerbaijan’s stance in the matter.