(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Sabina Mammadli
Azerbaijani and Turkish health Ministries discussed opinions on
Azerbaijani-Türkiye healthcare cooperation, implementation of joint
projects, as well as on the successful development of multilateral
relations between the two countries.
The discussion took place during Turkish Health Minister
Fahrettin Koca's two-day official visit to Azerbaijan.
Welcoming the guests, Azerbaijani Health Minister Teymur Musayev
outlined the excellence of cooperation between the two fraternal
countries in healthcare and medical science, as in all other areas.
He also noted that the digitalization of healthcare is among the
major priorities of the country's ministry.
'Azerbaijan held a lot of discussions and meetings on digital
healthcare with experienced Turkish officials as part of the
delegation's working visit to the country in May 2022. The
experience of Türkiye in the mentioned sector is priceless,' he
said.
Talking about the COVID-19 pandemic, Musayev emphasized the more
intensive cooperation between the two countries during that
period.
He also added that Azerbaijan and Türkiye established broad
cooperation following Azerbaijan's restoration of independence.
Musayev expressed the hope that the joint medical business forum
would become an annual event.
'The Azerbaijan-Türkiye Healthcare Business Forum and
Exhibition, organized for the first time in Azerbaijan, can serve
as a great example. We are confident in our future cooperation and
that the medical forum will create new opportunities for
investors,' Musayev stated.
In turn, Koca noted that the fraternal relations between
Azerbaijan and Türkiye are a clear example of the countries' unity
and solidarity.
The Turkish minister underscored the importance of the
'Cooperation roadmap between the Ministry of Health of the Republic
of Türkiye and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan
for 2022-2023', signed in May 2022. Koca noted that the signed
document will play an essential role in the development of the
healthcare sector in both countries.
Furthermore, the minister invited his Azerbaijani colleague to
the Medical Congress of the Turkic World to be held in Istanbul in
October 2022.
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.
In 2021, Azerbaijan and Turkiye signed the Shusha Declaration on
Allied Relations, which focuses on defense cooperation, promoting
regional stability, and prosperity by establishing new transport
routes.
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.
Additionally, Turkiye was one of the first countries that
expressed its interest and readiness to participate in the
restoration of Azerbaijan's liberated territories.
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