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    MURAT MERCAN: "TURKISH PARLIAMENT WILL NOT TAKE A STEP THAT WILL TROUBLE AZERBAIJANI PEOPLE"

    APA
    Oct 28 2009
    Azerbaijan

    Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev - APA. The delegation led by Chairman of
    the Turkish Parliament's Commission of Foreign Affairs Murat Mercan
    visited Heydar Aliyev's grave in the Alley of Honors, APA reports.

    Murat Mercan told journalists that they met with Azerbaijani President
    Ilham Aliyev. Expressing their pleasure to visit Azerbaijan, Murat
    Mercan said they witnessed once more that Azerbaijan and Turkey are
    "one nation, two states".

    "The aim of the visit is to strengthen the interparliamentary
    relations, meet with Azerbaijani President and express the position
    of Turkish parliament," he said.

    Murat Mercan said they are pleased that Turkish flag fly at Turkish
    Martyrs' Lane.

    Asked when the commission of foreign affairs will discuss the protocols
    signed between Turkey and Armenia, Murat Mercan said: "We determine
    the date of the discussion of the protocols. Now our commission has
    agreements awaiting discussion since 2000. There is no time limit
    to sign these protocols. We have always said that Turkish parliament
    will not take a step that will trouble Azerbaijani people.

    You should be sure," he said.

    Following this, the delegation visited Martyrs' Alley and Turkish
    Martyrs' Lane.

    Murat Mercan said it is proud to see Turkish and Azerbaijani flags
    flying at Turkish Martyrs' Lane again.

    Member of the delegation, MP from the National Movement Party (MHP)
    Senol Bal told journalists that no force can stir up discord between
    Azerbaijan and Turkey.

    "No one can do it. We will not allow it," he said.

    Senol Bal noted that MHP protests against signing of the protocols
    between Turkey and Armenia.

    The delegation includes chairman of Turkish parliament's foreign
    affairs commission Murat Mercan (AKP, Eskisehir), Saban Dishli (AKP,
    Sakarya), Zeynep Dagi (AKP, Ankara), Fevzi Sanverdi (AKP, Hatay),
    Abdullah Caliskan (AKP, Kirsehir), Mehmet Cerci (AKP, Manisa), Ahmet
    Deniz Bolukbasi (MHP, Ankara) and Senol Bal (MHP, Izmir).

    >From the Turkish Foreign Ministry the delegation includes ambassador
    Akin Algan, the deputy director of the ministry's department for
    Caucasus and Central Asia Ahmet Rza Demirer, representatives of
    the parliament's foreign affairs and protocol department Kurshat
    Sariarslan, Bulent Erten and Hatice Er Ars.

    The delegation will today hold a meeting in the Azerbaijani
    parliament's international and interparliamentary relations committee.

    Moreover, the delegation will visit Ataturk Center. On October 29,
    the parliamentarians will hold meetings in the Foreign Ministry and
    participate in the reception given by the Turkish embassy in Gulustan
    Palace on the occasion of the Republic Day. The delegation will return
    to Ankara on October 30.
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