(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Sabina Mammadli
The importance of the East-West transport corridor has
increased, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
He made the remark in Tokyo, where he arrived to attend the
state funeral of the late Japanese premier Shinzo Abe.
The Turkish minister noted that Azerbaijan and Georgia are also
located in the region, in which the corridor goes through.
'I hope that an agreement will be reached between Armenia and
Azerbaijan, and Armenia will also join this process,' he
opined.
Speaking about the Organization of Turkic States, Cavusoglu
noted that it was created to deepen the integration of the Turkic
states. He added that this organization is self-sufficient and
doesn't compete with anyone.
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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