(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Ayya Lmahamad
Azerbaijan and Turkiye have discussed the cooperation between
the two countries in the sphere of social services and other areas,
Azernews reports.
The discussion took place during the online meeting between
Azerbaijan's Labour and Social Security Minister Sahil Babayev with
Turkiye's Family and Social Services Minister Derya Yanik.
During the meeting, Babayev stressed the importance of further
strengthening relations in the direction of providing social
protection for the disabled, elderly, children, women, war
veterans, and martyrs' families.
The minister also briefed on the reforms carried out in
Azerbaijan over the past period, the DOST concept, social support
measures related to martyrs' families and war veterans in the
postwar period, and the use of electronic technologies in the
social sphere.
Moreover, he stressed that the strategic partnership between
Azerbaijan and Turkiye is constantly developing, adding that an
important role in this direction is played by the joint efforts of
the presidents of the two brotherly nations.
In turn, Derya Yanik briefed on Turkiye's experience in the
field of social reforms and the successes achieved. The minister
stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation and
information exchange on the protection of children without parental
care, the implementation of social support measures for families,
and other reforms in this area.
The parties discussed the prospects for the development of
bilateral relations in the social protection sphere.
Azerbaijan and Turkiye collaborate in a variety of economic
sectors and have completed major energy and infrastructure
projects, such as Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Tbilisi-Kars, and
TANAP.
The two countries set up a goal to bring the mutual trade
turnover to $15 billion in 2023. As of 2021, the trade turnover
between the two countries amounted to $4.6 billion. So far, Turkiye
is Azerbaijan's second-largest investor followed by the UK.
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