TURKPA Secretary General meets Speaker of Turkish Parliament
Baku, April 3 (AZERTAC). Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Cemil Cicek has today met TURKPA Secretary General Ramil Hasanov. The TURKPA Secretary General briefed Cemil Cicek on organization`s recent activities, reputation growing day by day in the international arena and important role played in the development of inter-state relations.
The TURKPA Secretary General noted that preparation works for the 4th Plenary Session of TURKPA which would take place in Ankara on 10-12 June 2013, had already been started and Turkey would host the next Plenary Session in a high level.
Hasanov gave information about allocation of land for the TURKPA by the government of Azerbaijan and construction of a new building in the near future. He noted that this step is an example of importance given to the organization by the government and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
The Chairman of the Turkish Parliament expressed his gratitude to the TURKPA Secretary General for detailed and comprehensive information. He noted that necessary steps had been taken and the orders were given in order to hold the Plenary Session in a high level in Ankara which coincides with the 5th anniversary of the organization. The Chairman noted that he considers important the works of the standing commissions of the TURKPA, and reports and recommendations adopted by these commissions` are a great impetus for the development of comprehensive relations among the brotherly Turkish states and their parliaments.
Cicek said he was pleased with that the Azerbaijani government and its president gives special importance to the TURKPA and requested the Secretary General to convey his gratitude to President of the Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.
Cemil Cicek said that joining of brotherly Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to the TURKPA, is one of the priorities in this area, and the very serious task falls on International Secretariat in this area.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Secretary General Kursad Melih Sariaslan and Secretary of Commission on International Relations Emin Hasanov.