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TURKISH AND AZERI ACADEMICS SEEK TO BOOST TIES
Daily Sabah, Turkey
Nov 5 2014
Ali Unal
BAKU -- "We aim to strengthen Azerbaijani-Turkish relations in various
fields, which are already strong," Dr. Farhad Memmedov said at a
press conference, while evaluating the results of an event, "Days of
Turkey in Azerbaijan," jointly organized by the Turkish Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Center for Strategic Studies (SAM) and the Azerbaijan
Presidency Strategic Studies Center (AzerSAM) on Nov. 5 in Baku. "It
is gratifying for me to say that bilateral cooperation with Turkey has
reached a certain point and we would like to expand this cooperation
level to trilateral cooperation by adding countries in our region,"
he added. AzerSAM Chairman Memmedov also underlined the importance
in expanding cooperation with countries in the region to ensure peace
and stability in the Caucasus.
SAM chairman, Professor Ali Resul Usul, on the other hand, described
the motto "One nation, two states," as their main vision for bilateral
relations and said, "Azerbaijan's border is the border of Turkey,
Turkey's borders is Azerbaijan's border," to indicate the solid
relationship between the two countries. Usul also underlined that
from now on they should focus on activities to improve synchronization
between the two countries.
Answering a question regarding Turkey-Armenia relations, Usul stressed
that it is not possible to open the Turkish-Armenian border and
normalize relations as long as Armenia continues to occupy Azerbaijani
lands, which has continued for more than 25 years. "This problem must
be solved in a fair manner, and Armenia's withdrawal from the occupied
Azeri territories is the only way to do that. Turkey supports the
concluding of political negotiations, but the solution must be fair,
Usul added.
Activities for "Days of Turkey in Azerbaijan" were jointly organized
by SAM and AzerSAM and took place Nov. 3-5. As a part of the event,
a group of Turkish academics along with their Azerbaijani colleagues
paid a visit to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan and then moved on to
two other cities, Qebele and Aghdam.
Participating in panel discussions titled "Political Security
Dimensions of Azerbaijan-Turkey relations" and "Azerbaijan-Turkey
economic relations and economic future of the region," academicians
from both countries debated issues that are of importance in boosting
bilateral relations. A day after the panel discussions in Baku, a round
table meeting co-moderated by Usul and Memmedov took place in Qebele.
"Days of Turkey in Azerbaijan" came after "Days of Azerbaijan in
Turkey," which was held last year and a series of academic events
took place in the provinces of Edirne, Yalova, Bursa, Bandırma and
Ankara on Nov. 18-20, 2013.
Turkey and Azerbaijan have a close relationship in various fields, and
since the early 1990s, the relationship between the two countries has
been described as "one nation, two states." As in the previous event,
this years' jointly organized event aimed to help the countries to
better understand each other and enhance current cooperation areas.
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/11/05/turkish-and-azeri-academics-seek-to-boost-ties
Daily Sabah, Turkey
Nov 5 2014
Ali Unal
BAKU -- "We aim to strengthen Azerbaijani-Turkish relations in various
fields, which are already strong," Dr. Farhad Memmedov said at a
press conference, while evaluating the results of an event, "Days of
Turkey in Azerbaijan," jointly organized by the Turkish Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Center for Strategic Studies (SAM) and the Azerbaijan
Presidency Strategic Studies Center (AzerSAM) on Nov. 5 in Baku. "It
is gratifying for me to say that bilateral cooperation with Turkey has
reached a certain point and we would like to expand this cooperation
level to trilateral cooperation by adding countries in our region,"
he added. AzerSAM Chairman Memmedov also underlined the importance
in expanding cooperation with countries in the region to ensure peace
and stability in the Caucasus.
SAM chairman, Professor Ali Resul Usul, on the other hand, described
the motto "One nation, two states," as their main vision for bilateral
relations and said, "Azerbaijan's border is the border of Turkey,
Turkey's borders is Azerbaijan's border," to indicate the solid
relationship between the two countries. Usul also underlined that
from now on they should focus on activities to improve synchronization
between the two countries.
Answering a question regarding Turkey-Armenia relations, Usul stressed
that it is not possible to open the Turkish-Armenian border and
normalize relations as long as Armenia continues to occupy Azerbaijani
lands, which has continued for more than 25 years. "This problem must
be solved in a fair manner, and Armenia's withdrawal from the occupied
Azeri territories is the only way to do that. Turkey supports the
concluding of political negotiations, but the solution must be fair,
Usul added.
Activities for "Days of Turkey in Azerbaijan" were jointly organized
by SAM and AzerSAM and took place Nov. 3-5. As a part of the event,
a group of Turkish academics along with their Azerbaijani colleagues
paid a visit to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan and then moved on to
two other cities, Qebele and Aghdam.
Participating in panel discussions titled "Political Security
Dimensions of Azerbaijan-Turkey relations" and "Azerbaijan-Turkey
economic relations and economic future of the region," academicians
from both countries debated issues that are of importance in boosting
bilateral relations. A day after the panel discussions in Baku, a round
table meeting co-moderated by Usul and Memmedov took place in Qebele.
"Days of Turkey in Azerbaijan" came after "Days of Azerbaijan in
Turkey," which was held last year and a series of academic events
took place in the provinces of Edirne, Yalova, Bursa, Bandırma and
Ankara on Nov. 18-20, 2013.
Turkey and Azerbaijan have a close relationship in various fields, and
since the early 1990s, the relationship between the two countries has
been described as "one nation, two states." As in the previous event,
this years' jointly organized event aimed to help the countries to
better understand each other and enhance current cooperation areas.
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/11/05/turkish-and-azeri-academics-seek-to-boost-ties