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TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN VISITED GABALA TO DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN
AzeriReport
Sept 12 2012
GABALA. September 12, 2012: Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
is on an official visit to Azebaijan. Today, the Azerbaijani president
Ilham Aliyev received the Turkish prime minister in northwestern
Azerbaijani region of Gabala. The official sources reported that
the parties discussed Garabagh problem and the Azerbaijani president
Ilham Aliyev thanked Erdogan for Turkey's continued support for the
Azerbaijani positions at the peace talks.
The presidents then held a joint press conference.
A special place in the talks belonged to the issue of economic
cooperation, with the priority at the energy sector. "After the meeting
in Izmir important events happened; we signed an agreement on the
draft TANAP, which has received a lot of support in the international
arena. I hope that it will be implemented in 5 years and Azerbaijani
gas will go through Turkey to Europe," said Aliyev.
Another important project is the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad. Some
neighboring countries and partners want to join this project and it
is a very positive development, Aliyev said.
Another issue discussed was the military-technical cooperation;
in this field there has been a great promotion in recent years.
Negotiations on all these issues were a success and the discussions
were held with full understanding and support to each other, said
Aliyev.
The Turkish prime minister said the current annual volume of trade
between Azerbaijan and Turkey stood at $ 3.5 billion, in 2015 it will
reach 5 billion, and by 2020 this figure will reach $ 20 billion.
The Turkish prime minister said he recognized the importance of the
development of economic cooperation on the project TANAP. He also
cited the joint TASMUS project involved in the field of defense
communications.
The railroad between Nakhchivan and Igdir will be also important
because it will connect these border regions of the two countries,
Erdogan said.
During the press briefing, Ilham Aliyev was asked about the possibility
of lifting the visa regime for citizens of Turkey. Aliyev said that
the topic was discussed and the sides decided "to gradually achieve
this goal." Thus, for certain categories of people - businessmen,
scientists and famous figures special treatment will be applied. After
settling internal procedures and mechanisms Turkish citizens will be
able to visit Azerbaijan without a visa.
On the question of TANAP, Aliyev said that this project is open to
third countries that may share in it.
As to the further route of gas after Turkey, it can go to Europe
via Bulgaria or Greece. These are technical issues and now SOCAR
is discussing them with its partners "to choose the safest and most
cost-effective route," said Aliyev.
In conclusion, Erdogan was asked about Ankara's position on the
Karabakh conflict settlement and the probability of opening the border
with Armenia. The Turkish Prime Minister said that until a solution
of the conflict is found "and the issue of release of one or two
areas is resolved, the issue of opening the borders can not stand."
"Our position is that Armenians must withdraw from all the occupied
territories, and we will continue to support Azerbaijan and its just
position," concluded Erdogan (Turan).
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AzeriReport
Sept 12 2012
GABALA. September 12, 2012: Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
is on an official visit to Azebaijan. Today, the Azerbaijani president
Ilham Aliyev received the Turkish prime minister in northwestern
Azerbaijani region of Gabala. The official sources reported that
the parties discussed Garabagh problem and the Azerbaijani president
Ilham Aliyev thanked Erdogan for Turkey's continued support for the
Azerbaijani positions at the peace talks.
The presidents then held a joint press conference.
A special place in the talks belonged to the issue of economic
cooperation, with the priority at the energy sector. "After the meeting
in Izmir important events happened; we signed an agreement on the
draft TANAP, which has received a lot of support in the international
arena. I hope that it will be implemented in 5 years and Azerbaijani
gas will go through Turkey to Europe," said Aliyev.
Another important project is the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad. Some
neighboring countries and partners want to join this project and it
is a very positive development, Aliyev said.
Another issue discussed was the military-technical cooperation;
in this field there has been a great promotion in recent years.
Negotiations on all these issues were a success and the discussions
were held with full understanding and support to each other, said
Aliyev.
The Turkish prime minister said the current annual volume of trade
between Azerbaijan and Turkey stood at $ 3.5 billion, in 2015 it will
reach 5 billion, and by 2020 this figure will reach $ 20 billion.
The Turkish prime minister said he recognized the importance of the
development of economic cooperation on the project TANAP. He also
cited the joint TASMUS project involved in the field of defense
communications.
The railroad between Nakhchivan and Igdir will be also important
because it will connect these border regions of the two countries,
Erdogan said.
During the press briefing, Ilham Aliyev was asked about the possibility
of lifting the visa regime for citizens of Turkey. Aliyev said that
the topic was discussed and the sides decided "to gradually achieve
this goal." Thus, for certain categories of people - businessmen,
scientists and famous figures special treatment will be applied. After
settling internal procedures and mechanisms Turkish citizens will be
able to visit Azerbaijan without a visa.
On the question of TANAP, Aliyev said that this project is open to
third countries that may share in it.
As to the further route of gas after Turkey, it can go to Europe
via Bulgaria or Greece. These are technical issues and now SOCAR
is discussing them with its partners "to choose the safest and most
cost-effective route," said Aliyev.
In conclusion, Erdogan was asked about Ankara's position on the
Karabakh conflict settlement and the probability of opening the border
with Armenia. The Turkish Prime Minister said that until a solution
of the conflict is found "and the issue of release of one or two
areas is resolved, the issue of opening the borders can not stand."
"Our position is that Armenians must withdraw from all the occupied
territories, and we will continue to support Azerbaijan and its just
position," concluded Erdogan (Turan).
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