Today the state visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Ankara began. Ilham Aliyev has already met with Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu. During the meeting they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries.
The President and the Prime Minister emphasized successful cooperation between the two countries in the fields of the economy, energy, transportation and other industries. The value of ongoing joint projects was discussed and the importance of the project of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway was stressed. It was noted that Azerbaijani-Turkish relations contribute to the strengthening of regional cooperation.
At the same time, the need for a settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan was noted.
Today in Ankara with the participation of the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey the 4th meeting of the Azerbaijani-Turkish strategic cooperation council will take place, during which joint activities in the framework of the council, the development of relations and cooperation between the two countries will be discussed.
